"The Battle of Cricaré was one of the bloodiest massacres carried out by the Portuguese against Tupinambá - Tupinikín Indians. It happened on the São Mateus River, also known as Cricaré, in the until then “Povoado do Cricaré,” including on the Mariricu River (variation of the word Marerike, which means fortress of pau-a-pique), in the current state of Espírito Santo, at the beginning... [click here for more]
"During the period of the discovery of Brazil, the different indigenous tribes that lived here had varying degrees of culture. Many had already reached a sedentary lifestyle, others still cultivated nomadism, and due to the abundance of food, they did not develop the pastoral culture.They primarily lived on hunting and gathering, not having a writing system, oral tradition being the... [click here for more]
"During the period of colonization of Brazil, in the year 1534, there was an incident known as “Tragédia de Tracunhaém,” in which Indians killed all the residents of a mill called Tracunhaém in Pernambuco. The justification for this attack was due to the “kidnapping”, followed by the disappearance of the chief Iniguassu’s daughter, after marrying a Mamluk adventurer. It was a requirement... [click here for more]
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