An indigenous people historically inhabiting regions of northeastern Brazil and the Amazon, or their language.
From Portuguese and indigenous Brazilian sources; the term refers to specific indigenous groups of South America with their own distinct language and cultural traditions.
The Cariri people developed sophisticated knowledge of rainforest plants and animals over thousands of years, and their linguistic descendants and cultural traditions continue in parts of Brazil today, though the original peoples faced devastating impacts from colonization.
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