Xakriabá
Célia Xakriabá, Xakriabá congresswoman, in traditional dress | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 9,196 (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil ( Minas Gerais) | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, formerly Xakriabá | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion, Roman Catholicism, Protestant Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Gê peoples |
The Xakriabá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃɐˌkɾi.ɐˈba]) are an indigenous people of Brazil. One of the Gê peoples who spoke the Xakriabá dialect of the Akwe language, they used to live in the Tocantins River area. As of 2010, 9,196 Xakriabá people lived in the state of Minas Gerais.