Caiçaras

Caiçaras (Portuguese pronunciation: [kajˈsaɾɐs]) are the traditional inhabitants of the coastal regions of the southeastern and southern Brazil.

The name caiçara comes from the Tupi language ka'aysá (or ka'aysara), a rustic fence made of tree branches.

[4] The caiçaras make their living through artisan fishery, agriculture, hunting, gathering, crafts and more recently ecotourism.

Common crops are sweet and bitter cassava, beans, corn, rice, sugarcane and bananas.

Hunted, trapped or snared animals include agouti, armadillo, coati, capybara and peccary.