"The Xavante (also Shavante, Chavante, Akuen, A'uwe, Akwe, Awen, or Akwen) are an indigenous people, comprising 15,315 individuals within the territory of eastern Mato Grosso state ...
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in Brazil. They speak the Xavante language, part of the Jê language family. According to History they were a violent tribe that prevented people from moving inland from the coast killing and murdering Missionaries, Prospectors, Hunters, and explorers.[citation needed]" - (en.wikipedia.org 10.08.2021)