A member of the Charrúa people, an indigenous group that historically lived in what is now Uruguay and southern Brazil.
From Spanish Charrúa, derived from the Guaraní language. The term refers to the native people of the Río de la Plata region whose name likely comes from their language family.
The Charrúas were known as fierce warriors and some of the last indigenous peoples to resist European colonization in South America, fiercely maintaining their independence until the 19th century.
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