The Kariri people are an Indigenous people of Eastern Brazil. Their name is also spelled Cariri and comes from the Tupi word meaning or .
History The French Capuchin missionary Martin of Nantes (1638–1714) was the apostle of the Kariri people on the São Francisco River between 1672 and 1683.
The various Kariri peoples were settled in different towns (aldeia) and villages (vila), listed as follows.DANTAS, Beatriz G., SAMPAIO, José Augusto L. and CARVALHO, Maria do Rosário G. "Os Povos Indígenas no Nordeste Brasileiro: Um Esboço Histórico". In: M. Carneiro da Cunha (org.), História dos Índios no Brasil. São Paulo: FAPESP/SMC/ Companhia das Letras. pp. 431-456. 1992.
CaptaincyTown or municipalityVillage or locationPatron saintMissionary orderGroupBahiaJaguaripe do Rio da AldeiaJaguaripeSto. AntônioClerics BrotherhoodKaririBahiaConquista da Pedra BrancaCachoeira KaririBahiaCaranguejoCachoeira SapuyáBahiaRio RealVila da AbadiaJesus, Maria, JoséCarmeliteKiririBahiaAramarisSão João da Água Fria Clerics BrotherhoodKiririBahiaNatubaItapicuruN. Sra. da ConceiçãoJesuitKiririBahiaCanabravaItapicuruSta. TeresaJesuitKiririBahiaSaco dos MorcegosItapicuruAscensão de CristoJesuitKiririBahiaMassacaráItapicuruSma. TrindadeFranciscanKiriri, KaimbéSergipeJuruLagartoN. Sra. do SocorroJesuitKiririPernambucoGameleiraAlagoasN. Sra. das BrotasClerics BrotherhoodKariri, Língua Geral and UruáPernambucoSão BrásPenedoN. Sra. do ÓJesuitKariri and ProgézPernambucoIlha do PambuRio São FranciscoN. Sra. da ConceiçãoCapuchinKaririPernambucoIlha de AracapáRio São FranciscoS. FranciscoCapuchinKaririPernambucoIlha do CavaloRio São FranciscoS. FélixCapuchinKaririPernambucoIlha do IrapuáRio São FranciscoSto. AntônioCapuchinKaririPernambucoIlha de InhanhunsRio São FranciscoN. Sra. da PiedadeFranciscanKaririParaíbaCaririsTaypuN. Sra. do PillarCapuchinKaririCearáMirandaIcóN. Sra. da Penha de FrançaCapuchinKariri, Quixelô, , Cariú, Cariuané, Calabaça, and Icozinho
Territory Today a large portion of their traditional homelands is still called the Cariris region. Within this region are two cities, Crato and Juazeiro do Norte.
The Chapada Diamantina has a dramatic landscape with high plains, table-top mesas, and steep cliffs or towers known as 'tepuy.' Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 19th century, the only local inhabitants of the region were indigenous Indians from the Maracas and Cariris tribes. In 1985, the Chapada Diamantina National Park was created with its headquarters in Palmeiras.
Kiriri people live in the Kiriri Indigenous Territory, an indigenous territory. Through their successful political organization, they were able to expel 1,200 non-native squatters from their lands since 1990.
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External links Ritual of the Toré