Tapirape

The Tapirapé, or Apyãwa, are an Indigenous people whose history is tied to the forests west of the Araguaia. Their accounts recall a long presence near the Urubu Branco hills, the Javaés mouth and the middle Araguaia. From the eighteenth century their southward movements brought them into contact with several Karajá groups, including the Javaé of Bananal Island and communities along the river.