Kaiabi people
thumb|right|one location where the Kaiabi reside in Brazil
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Kayabí
- Ethnic group.population
- 1,855 (2010)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- ()
- Ethnic group.languages
- Kayabí
- Ethnic group.religions
- traditional tribal religion
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Language
- Economy
- Religion
- Culture
- Cosmology
- Naming Scheme
- Art/Craft
- Notes
- External links
thumb|right|one location where the Kaiabi reside in Brazil
The Kayabí or Kaiabi are an indigenous people of Brazil inhabiting the northern state of Mato Grosso. They primarily live in the Xingu Indigenous Park and the Indian Reservation of Apiaká-Kayabi south of Pará. There are approximately 1300 Kayabí living on the Xingu Indigenous Park. They are known by a number of names; Caiabi, Parua, Maquiri, Kawaiwete and many more romanizations of the word Kaiabi.