Tupinamba

South Americaprimarily hunter-gatherers
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The name "Tupinamba" was a collective term applied to a number of Tupi-Guarani speaking tribes in addition to the Tupinamba proper. Information on the Tupinamba is available from the sixteenth century until the mid-eighteenth century, at which time they appear to have become extinct. The Tupinamba were widely dispersed along the Atlantic coast from southern São Paulo to the mouth of the Amazon River. Subsistence was based primarily on agriculture.

Identifier
Region
  • South America
Subregion
  • Eastern South America
Subsistence Type
  • primarily hunter-gatherers
Samples
Countries
  • Brazil
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