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Kayapo people
Also known as Caiapos
The Kayapo (Portuguese: Caiapó ) people are an indigenous people in Brazil, living over a vast area across the states of Pará and Mato Grosso, south of the Amazon River and along the Xingu River and its tributaries. This location has given rise to the tribe's nickname of "the Xingu". They are one of the various subgroups of the great Mebêngôkre nation (meaning "people from the water's source"). The name Kayapo is used by neighboring groups rather than referring by the Kayapo to themselves; they refer to outsiders as Poanjos.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- MebêngôkreKayapó
- Ethnic group.image
- Tuíre.jpg
- Ethnic group.caption
- Former Kayapó chief Tuíre Kayapó
- Ethnic group.population
- 8,638 (2010)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- (Mato Grosso, Pará)
- Ethnic group.languages
- Kayapo language
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Headdress worn in ceremonies by boys and men, Kayapo culture, Porori, Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil, c. 1966 - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09546.JPG
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10 sectionsContents
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- Culture
- Language
- Land control and environmental issues
- Botany and agriculture
- See also
- References
- External links
The Kayapo (Portuguese: Caiapó ) people are an indigenous people in Brazil, living over a vast area across the states of Pará and Mato Grosso, south of the Amazon River and along the Xingu River and its tributaries. This location has given rise to the tribe's nickname of "the Xingu". They are one of the various subgroups of the great Mebêngôkre nation (meaning "people from the water's source"). The name Kayapo is used by neighboring groups rather than referring by the Kayapo to themselves; they refer to outsiders as Poanjos.
A type of sweet potato/tuber forms an important part of the Kayapó diet, and is sometimes named "caiapo", after the tribe. It is cultivated under that name in Japan, and has been found to decrease insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients.