Goitacá
A map of indigenous peoples of Brazil, c. 1500. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| extinct as tribe assimilated into various local tribes | |
| 16th century | 12,000 |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro) | |
| Languages | |
| formerly Waitaká | |
The Goitacá (or Goytacazes, among other variant spellings "Waytaquazes" "Ouetacá", "Waitaká") were an Indigenous people of Brazil. They are now extinct.
The Goitacá were a "Tapuia" (i.e. non-Tupi) people, one of the few that still remained on the Tupi-dominated coast. They were said to be taller and lighter-skinned than the Tupi. Their name may stem from guatá, the Tupi word for "wayfarer" or "runner".