Guaraní people
The Guarani are a group of peoples of South America. They were in the continent before any European arrived there. They speak the Guarani language. In the present the Guarani people live in Paraguay, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far north as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.[2]
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5 million[1] (estimated) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay | |
| Languages | |
| Guarani, Spanish, Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism, Protestantism, Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Aché, Chané, Kaingang, Mbayá, Tupi |
Location
Originally, they lived in Paraguay between the Uruguay River and lower Paraguay River. In Argentina in the Misiones Province. In Brazil from its south up to Rio de Janeiro. Also, in parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.
Today they still live in those areas, but their absolute and relative numbers were reduced by European colonisation and mixing up with Europeans. Most notably, the Guarani language, still widely spoken across traditional Guarani homelands, is one of the two official languages in Paraguay, the other one being Spanish.[3]
Guaraní People Media
Cerâmica Tupi-Guarani. Museu da UFRGS.
Contemporary Guarani shaman
Ruins of the church at São Miguel das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Guarani medicine man holding cross and maraca
A Guarani community called Taperigua, in Rodeíto, San Pedro, Jujuy, at the Calilegua National Park, Argentina
The Ruins of San Ignacio Miní, part of the Jesuit Missions of the Guarani people, near the Ruins of Jesús de Tavarangue. Today, a tourist spot.
A sign in Guarani language at the kitchen of a bakery, in Posadas. As it is described in Spanish, the literal translation is: place where bread is made
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References
- ↑ "Guarani". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ↑ "Society-Guarani". Archived from the original on 2006-09-25.
- ↑ "Paraguay". Embassy of Paraguay in the United States of America. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19.