Guajajara

Guajajara
Total population
19,471 (2006)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Brazil (Maranhão)
Languages

Guajajara (a Tupi–Guarani language)

The Guajajara are an indigenous people in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. They are the most numerous indigenous group in Brazil.[1]

In 1910, the Guajajara fought Capuchin missionaries in what is regarded the last Brazilian "war against the Indians."[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Guajajara." Povos Indígenas no Brazil. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)