People / group

Goitacá

Also known as Goytacaz

The Goitacá were an indigenous people of the coastal plain of south-eastern Brazil, around the lower Paraíba do Sul river between Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro. Feared as warriors, they repeatedly attacked the early Portuguese settlements of the 16th century. They disappeared as a distinct people in the colonial period, but the city of Campos dos Goytacazes preserves their name.

Goitacá
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Captaincy of Espírito Santo

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Goitacá. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/goitaca
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“Goitacá.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/goitaca. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Goitacá.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/goitaca.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Goitacá’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/goitaca (Accessed: ).

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