Potiguara on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Potiguara (also Potyguara or Pitiguara) are an
According to José de Alencar, the Potiguara were allies of the Portuguese during Brazil's colonial period, especially during the Dutch invasion of Brazil. António Filipe Camarão, a chief of the Potiguara in the seventeenth century was rewarded with a noble title and membership in the prestigious Order of Christ for his loyal service to the crown against the Dutch invaders in Brazil. Indigenous peoples were recruited as allies on both sides of the conflict in which ultimately the Dutch were defeated and expelled.Francis A. Dutra, "Dutch in Colonial Brazil" in ''Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture'', vol. 2, p. 415. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996.
indigenous people
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The Potiguara people live in Paraíba, in the municipalities of Marcação
Marcação is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. ...
, Baía da Traição
Baía da Traição is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin ...
and Rio Tinto Rio Tinto, meaning "red river", may refer to:
Businesses
* Rio Tinto (corporation), an Anglo-Australian multinational mining and resources corporation
** Rio Tinto Alcan, based in Canada
** Rio Tinto Borax in America
*** Rio Tinto Borax Mine, ...
. Their population numbers sixteen thousand individuals, who occupy 26 villages in 3 reservations ('' Terras Indígenas''): Potiguara, Jacaré de São Domingos e Potiguara de Monte-Mor. Their name, ''Potiguara'', means " shrimp-eaters", from ''poty'', "shrimp", and ''uara'', "eater", according to Brazilian writer
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, p ...
José de Alencar.
History
According to José de Alencar, the Potiguara were allies of the Portuguese during Brazil's colonial period, especially during the Dutch invasion of Brazil. António Filipe Camarão, a chief of the Potiguara in the seventeenth century was rewarded with a noble title and membership in the prestigious Order of Christ for his loyal service to the crown against the Dutch invaders in Brazil. Indigenous peoples were recruited as allies on both sides of the conflict in which ultimately the Dutch were defeated and expelled.Francis A. Dutra, "Dutch in Colonial Brazil" in ''Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture'', vol. 2, p. 415. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996.
References
Indigenous peoples in Brazil Indigenous peoples of Eastern Brazil {{brazil-ethno-group-stub