Araes

The Araés were an Indigenous people recorded in the country of the upper Araguaia and Rio das Mortes. The name also appears among historical designations associated with the Bóe, or Bororo, peoples of central Brazil. Their broad homeland included savannas and river valleys stretching across what would become Mato Grosso and Goiás. Colonial gold seeking brought newcomers and conflict into this country during the eighteenth century.