The Guarani are an Indigenous people of South America native to the region spanning modern Paraguay and parts of Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia, whose language, Guarani, is unusual among Indigenous American languages in remaining a majority spoken language, co-official with Spanish in Paraguay and spoken by a large share of the country's population regardless of Indigenous ancestry. Guarani communities historically practiced swidden agriculture, cultivating cassava and maize, and were extensively organized into Jesuit mission settlements called reductions during the Spanish colonial period, which shaped much of the region's subsequent religious and social history. Guarani mythology and oral tradition, including the concept of the land without evil, continue to inform Paraguayan national culture well beyond communities that identify as ethnically Guarani today.
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Group TypeGroup of culturally related Indigenous peoples of South America 1 Typical RegionParaguay (between the Parana and lower Paraguay rivers), Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia 1 Population Estimatecirca 400,000 (estimated) 1 Primary LanguageGuarani, distinguishing them from the related Tupi peoples 1 Subsistence ModeHistorically sedentary and agricultural, subsisting on manioc, maize, wild game and honey 1 Group Type
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The Guarani are a group of culturally-related indigenous peoples of South America.
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The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.
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The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.
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The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.
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The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.
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WikipediaGuarani people (Wikipedia), summary, classification
The Guarani are a group of culturally-related Indigenous peoples of South America.
Guarani people (Wikipedia), summary, range
The traditional range of the Guarani people is in what is now Paraguay between the Paraná River and lower Paraguay River, the Misiones Province of Argentina, southern Brazil once as far east as Rio de Janeiro, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.
Guarani people (Wikipedia), infobox population field
c. 400,000 (estimated)
Guarani people (Wikipedia), summary, language
They are distinguished from the related Tupi by their use of the Guarani language.
Guarani people (Wikipedia), history section
At that time, they were sedentary and agricultural, subsisting largely on manioc, maize, wild game, and honey.
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The Guarani number around 280,000 and are primarily concerned in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
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