Tapeba
Indigenous people of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tapeba people are an indigenous people of Brazil, who formed from the remnant populations of tribes around the Village of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres de Caucaia in Ceará, Brazil.[1] They are native Portuguese-speakers and are also known as Tapebano and Perna-de-pau people.
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Total population | |
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6,600 (2010)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil, Ceará | |
Languages | |
Portuguese | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Tupi people |
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Before official recognition as Indians in 1993, they were classified as mixed-race peasants. They trace their descent from the Potiguara, Tremembé, Cariri, and Jucá peoples,[2] who spoke Tupi languages.