Botocudo
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| Similar Types | South Amazonid, Lagoa Santa, Huarpid, South Fuegid |
| Group | Lagid |
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Description
Lagid subtype of the Mata Atl�ntica forests of Brazil, partially mixed with the Fuegid substratum (South Fuegids, Huarpids). Was the dominant type of the Botocudo (Aimor�) people that experienced a dramatic population decline after European colonisation. Today, the last Botocudo survive as the Krenak, who still number a few hundred.[1]
Physical Traits
Yellowish/copperish light brown skin with straight or wavy hair. Short, often macroskelic, endomorph to ectomorph. Dolicho- mesocephalic, chamaecranic, large-headed with a lepto- mesorrhine, straight or low-rooted / concave nose. Face relatively low and small, only with weak supraorbital ridges. Sometimes mild prognathy. Cheekbones broad, jaw narrower than in the Lagoa Santa type.