Total population | |
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19,471 (2006) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil (Maranhão) | |
Languages | |
Guajajara (a Tupi–Guarani language) | |
Religion | |
traditional tribal religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Tembé |
The Guajajara are an indigenous people in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. They are the most numerous indigenous group in Brazil.
In 1910, the Guajajara fought Capuchin missionaries in what is regarded the last Brazilian "war against the Indians."