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"Urban Imaginaries in Native Amazonia: Tales of Alterity, Power, and Defiance" is a book edited by Fernando Santos-Granero and Emanuele Fabiano that explores the phenomenon of Indigenous urbanization in Amazonia. The book challenges the notion that Indigeneity is tied exclusively to rural territories and argues that Indigenous peoples in Amazonia have creatively used complex images to reflect on their experiences in urban environments. The book is divided into three parts and features contributions from various Indigenous groups, highlighting how they have used myths, cosmological discourses, and personal narratives to understand urban realities. While the book provides historical nuances, it may not fully address how recent urban experiences disrupt Indigenous imaginaries. Overall, the book contributes to the conversation on the urbanization of Amazonian Indigenous peoples. [Extracted from the article]