Kaiwa

Kaiwa takes its name from the Kaiowá, a Guarani people whose territory extends across the forests of southern Mato Grosso and eastern Paraguay. Their Guarani language and customs form part of a wider Indigenous world, though Kaiowá communities have their own ritual and social traditions. Much of this forested country lay beyond the centres of intensive colonial settlement, providing refuge for Guarani populations during the colonial period.