Aimoré
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The Aimoré (Aymore, Aimboré) are one of several South American peoples of eastern Brazil called Botocudo in Portuguese (from botoque, a plug), in allusion to the wooden disks or tembetás worn in their lips and ears. Some called themselves Nac-nanuk or Nac-poruk, meaning "sons of the soil".[2] The last Aimoré group to retain their language is the Krenak. The other peoples called Botocudo were the Xokleng and Xeta.[3]
Total population | |
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350 (2010)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil (Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, São Paulo) | |
Languages | |
Krenak | |
Religion | |
Animism |
The Brazilian chief who was presented to King Henry VIII in 1532 wore small bones hung from his cheeks and from the lower lip a semi-precious stone the size of a pea. These were the marks of great bravery. When the Portuguese adventurer Vasco Fernando Coutinho reached the east coast of Brazil in 1535, he erected a fort at the head of Espírito Santo Bay to defend himself against the Aimorés and other tribes.[2]