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The ''caboclo'' populations in the [[Amazon Basin|Amazon]] region of Brazil are noted as voracious eaters of the ''[[açaí]]'' palm fruit, which is basic to the traditional diet of the natives. In one study, ''açaí'' palm was described as the most important plant species because the fruit makes up such a major component of diet (up to 42% of the total food intake by weight) and is economically valuable in the region (Murrieta et al., 1999). |
The ''caboclo'' populations in the [[Amazon Basin|Amazon]] region of Brazil are noted as voracious eaters of the ''[[açaí]]'' palm fruit, which is basic to the traditional diet of the natives. In one study, ''açaí'' palm was described as the most important plant species because the fruit makes up such a major component of diet (up to 42% of the total food intake by weight) and is economically valuable in the region (Murrieta et al., 1999). |
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The term ''caboclo'' is also used as the term for a spirit of Indigenous origin (an ancestor or a spirit of nature) in the Afro- |
The term ''caboclo'' is also used as the term for a spirit of Indigenous origin (an ancestor or a spirit of nature) in the Afro-Brazlian religions [[Candomblé]] and [[Umbanda]]. In these religions, they are considered different from the [[Orisha]]s but are nonetheless revered. |
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==Days celebrating racial groups in Brazil== |
==Days celebrating racial groups in Brazil== |