Karajá people is a tribe of South American Indians living along the Araguaia River, near the inland island of Bananal, in central Brazil.
Their language may be distantly related to Ge, which is spoken by most of the surrounding tribes. The three subtribes of the Carajá—the Carajá proper, the Shambioá, and the Javahé—have almost identical cultures and are all oriented toward the river rather than toward the forest.
The principal source of food is fish, with agricultural produce of almost equal importance. Clearings are made in the jungle flanking the river and planted with cassava, corn (maize), and a variety of other crops. The Carajá wear little clothing but use a variety of ornaments. Men wear labrets in the lower lip, as well as earplugs, while both sexes use a great deal of body paint and tattoo a small circle on each cheek as a tribal mark.
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