Cheringoma

Cheringoma was a broad territory between the lower Zambezi and the Pungwe, with wooded uplands overlooking the river's floodplain. Its people lived within a network of local chiefly authority and, later, large estates known as prazos. Their land produced food and other goods that moved along the lower river.

In 1644 the ruler of Quiteve granted the chiefdom of Gobira, later called Cheringoma, to Sisnando Dias Baião in return for assistance. It became one of the great estates of the region and remained associated with his descendants for generations. Records of tribute from Cheringoma and neighbouring Gorongosa include ivory, wax, honey, dried fish, cloth and gold dust, revealing the range of resources collected by their holders from the communities under their authority.