Piquerobi (cacique)

Piquerobi (c. 1480 – 9 July 1562) was a Tupiniquim leader who fought to expel European settlers from the Captaincy of São Vicente. He became known for fighting in the Iguape War (Guerra de Iguape) and in the Siege of Piratininga (Cerco de Piratininga), where he died. He was brother of cacique Tibiriçá.

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