Kayabi

Kayabi takes its name from the Kawaiwete, an Indigenous people also known as the Kaiabi. Their traditional country lies between the Arinos, Rio dos Peixes and middle Teles Pires, east of the Juruena. Rivers and forest link these neighbouring parts of the Tapajós basin. Kawaiwete communities are known for their varied gardens, in which many kinds of plants are grown according to a seasonal cycle of clearing, burning and planting.