Banzaê is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
state of
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
in the
North-East region of
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
Indigenous communities
Seven indigenous communities were set up in 1990, namely (Mirandela) Sacão, Cacimba Seca, Canta-Galo, Lagoa Grande, Baixa da Cangalha, Marcação, and Picos.
The Jesuit mission of Saco dos Morcegos was founded in 1667 by the Jesuit missionary João de Barros, and a newer mission church was later built by Father Francisco de Matos in 1701. Today, it is an indigenous village known as Mirandela, and is one of the four indigenous villages occupied by the
Kiriri people
Kiriri people are indigenous people of Eastern Brazil. Their name is also spelled Cariri or Kariri and is a Tupi word meaning "silent" or "tactiturn."
History
The French Capuchin missionary Martin of Nantes (1638–1714) was the apostle of the ...
in Banzaê.
See also
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List of municipalities in Bahia
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Kariri languages
The Karirí languages, generally considered dialects of a single language, were a group of languages formerly spoken by the Kiriri people of Brazil. It was spoken until the middle of the 20th century; the 4,000 ethnic Kiriri are now monolingual P ...
References
Municipalities in Bahia
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