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.

2024年7月11日 · The Kayapo people are indigenous peoples in Brazil who inhabit a vast area spreading across the states of Pará and Mato Grosso, south of the Amazon Basin and along Rio Xingu and its tributaries. They are one of the various subgroups of the great Mebêngôkre nation (people from the water’s source).

The Kayapó people engage in a multitude of rituals, each characterized by its unique significance and duration. These rituals can be broadly categorized into three main types: elaborate ceremonies held to affirm personal names, various rites associated with agriculture, hunting, fishing, and occasional events such as solar or lunar eclipses ...

The Kayapos are one of the main Ge tribes that remain in the Amazon basin in Brazil. There are several theories about the origins of the various South American Indian groups, and it is thought that they may have migrated thousands of years ago from Central Asia, crossing into North America and making their way southwards.

2024年4月1日 · In the heart of the Amazon rainforest lies a realm guarded by a resilient and steadfast community: the Kayapó people. Spanning across the southeastern part of the Amazon, their territory is a sanctuary of unparalleled biodiversity and cultural richness.

The Kayapo Indians are one of the main Amerindian (native) groups that remain in the rain forest around the Amazon River in Brazil. The Kayapos resisted assimilation (absorption into the dominant culture) and were known traditionally as fierce warriors. They raided enemy tribes and sometimes fought among themselves.

The so-called ‘river-dwelling’ tribes, located primarily along the navigable waterways, generally live in dispersed settlements, forming numerous small and generally sedentary colonies, which contain at most 80 people per village.

The Kayapo (Portuguese: Caiapó [kɐjɐˈpɔ]) people are an indigenous people in Brazil. They are found along the plain islands of the Mato Grosso and Pará in Brazil, south of the Amazon Basin and along Rio Xingu and its tributaries. [1] Kayapo call themselves "Mebengokre", which means "people of the wellspring". Kayapo people also call ...

2024年7月11日 · The Kayapo (Portuguese: Caiapó [kajaˈpɔ]) people are the indigenous people in Brazil who inhabit a vast area spreading across the states of Pará and Mato Grosso, south of the Amazon River and along the Xingu River and its tributaries. This pattern has given rise to the nickname the Xingu tribe.

2008年7月9日 · The Kayapo are a powerful and well-known Brazilian tribe who inhabit a vast area of the Amazon across the Central Brazilian Plateau. In 2003 the Kayapo population stood at an estimated...