Back شينغو (شعب) Arabic Pobles del Xingu Catalan Xingu (Brasilien) Danish Xingu-Indianer German Ŝinguoj Esperanto Xingut Finnish Xingu (peuple) French シングー族 Japanese Šinguanai Lithuanian Xingu (volk) Dutch
 Mehinako people, ca. 1894 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,000 |
The Xingu are an indigenous people of Brazil living near the Xingu River. They are the Aweti, Kalapalo, Kamaiurá, Kayapó, Kuikuro, Matipu, Mehinako, Nahukuá, Suyá, Trumai, Wauja and the Yawalapiti peoples. They have many cultural similarities despite their different ethnicity and language groups. Xingu people represent fifteen tribes and all four of Brazil's indigenous language groups, but they share similar belief systems, rituals and ceremonies.