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The Tupi people, a subdivision of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic families, were one of the largest groups of indigenous peoples in Brazil before its colonization. Scholars believe that while they first settled in the Amazon rainforest, from about 2,900 years ago the Tupi started to migrate southward and gradually occupied the Atlantic coast of Southeast Brazil.
The name Tupinambá was also applied to other Tupi-speaking groups, such as the Tupiniquim, Potiguara, Tupinambá, Temiminó, Caeté, Tabajara, Tamoio, and Tupinaé, among others. [1] Before and during their first contact with the Portuguese, the Tupinambás had been living along the entire Eastern Atlantic coast of Brazil.
A few tribes were assimilated into the Brazilian population. In 2007, FUNAI reported that it had confirmed the presence of 67 different uncontacted tribes in Brazil , an increase from 40 in 2005. With this addition Brazil has now surpassed New Guinea as the country having the largest number of uncontacted peoples .
Old Tupi is the only indigenous language with a significant presence in the lexicon of the Portuguese spoken in Brazil, as well as in its toponymy and anthroponymy. It also left a legacy in Brazilian literature , such as the lyrical and theatrical poetry of Joseph of Anchieta and the letters of the Camarão Indians .
Mudzyetíre – a Cayapó name for an unknown Tupi tribe that lived on the Igarapé Sororosinho. (Unattested.) Tacuñapé / Eidum / Péua – extinct language once spoken on the Iriri River and Novo River. (only a few words.) Tacumandícai / Caras Pretas – language of a very little known tribe that lived on the lower course of the Xingú River.
Tupi Rio Mequens, RO Apaniekra Je Rio Porquinhos, Maranhão Apiaka: Tupi Upper Rio Tapajós Arara do Xingu [Pariri, Timirem.etc.] Carib Between Xingu and Tocantins Arara [4 different tribes] NA 1. Jamaxim 2. Manicore 3. Rio Preto 4. Rio Guaraibas, PA/AM Arawine Tupi Rio 7 de Setembro, MT Ariken Tupi Between Rio Candeia and Rio Jamari, RO Arua: Tupi
Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a classical Tupian language which was spoken by the indigenous Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil.
The Tupi people were a large group of indigenous people who populated Brazil's coast, and they were among the first natives that the Portuguese encountered when they arrived in South America. The Tupi were divided into several tribes such as the: Tupiniquim, Tupinambá, Potiguara, Tabajara, Temiminó, Tamoio, and Caeté. This tribe was ...