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Gê are the people who spoke Ge languages
Ge languages

The J? languages are spoken by the G? peoples, a group of indigenous peoples in Brazil....
 of the northern South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
n Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
 coast and Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
, their society is or was highly egalitarian and anti-authoritarian, because of which they resisted the Incas as well as the Spaniards. In Brazil the Gê were found in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil.It is located in the Brazilian geopolitical region of the Southeast Region, Brazil and its boundaries, all of them with other Brazilian states in the Southeast region , are with Minas Gerais , Esp?rito Santo and S?o Paulo , and plus its shore line, in the Atlantic Ocean, to its Eas...
, Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais was so named for its great riches in the mining industry. It is one of the 26 states of Brazil of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation....
, Bahia
Bahia

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast.It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after S?o Paulo , Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro , and the fifth-largest in size....
, Piaui
Piauí

Piau? is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piau? has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland....
, Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rond?nia, Amazonas State, Brazil, Par?, Tocantins State, Goi?s and Mato Grosso do Sul....
, Goias
Goiás

Goi?s is a States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The most central of the Brazilian states and most populous of the region, Goi?s is characterized by a landscape of chapad?es ....
, Tocantins
Tocantins

Tocantins can refer to:* Tocantins , a State in Brazil.* Tocantins River, a river in Brazil.*...
, Maranhao
Maranhão

Maranh?o is one of the states of Brazil of Brazil in the north-eastern region. To the north is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Neighboring states are Piau?, Tocantins State and Par?....
, and as far south as Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
.

They included the Timbira, the Kayapó
Kayapo people

The Kayapo people are the G? languages-speaking Indigenous peoples in Brazil of the plain lands of the Mato Grosso and Para in Brazil, south of the Amazon Basin and along Xingu River and its tributaries....
, and the Suyá of the northwestern Gê; the Xavante
Xavante

The Xavante are an indigenous peoples, comprising some 9,600 individuals within the territory of eastern Mato Grosso state in Brazil. They speak the Xavante language, part of the J? language family....
, the Xerente, and the Akroá of the central Gê; the Karajá
Karaja

The Karaj? language, also known as Yn?, is spoken by around 3000 people in some 30 villages in central Brazil. Dialects are North Karaja, South Karaja, Xambio?, and Java?....
; the Jeikó; the Kamakán; Maxakalí; the Guayaná; the Purí (Coroado)
Puri

Puri is a city in the east Indian state of Orissa. The city is famous for its Jaganatha temple. The temple was built in the late eleventh century....
; the Bororo (Boe)
Bororo people

The Bororo people live in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil; they also extended into Bolivia and the Brazilian state of Goi?s. The Western Bororo, now extinct, lived around the Jauru and Caba?al rivers....
; and others.






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Gê are the people who spoke Ge languages
Ge languages

The J? languages are spoken by the G? peoples, a group of indigenous peoples in Brazil....
 of the northern South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
n Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
 coast and Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
, their society is or was highly egalitarian and anti-authoritarian, because of which they resisted the Incas as well as the Spaniards. In Brazil the Gê were found in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil.It is located in the Brazilian geopolitical region of the Southeast Region, Brazil and its boundaries, all of them with other Brazilian states in the Southeast region , are with Minas Gerais , Esp?rito Santo and S?o Paulo , and plus its shore line, in the Atlantic Ocean, to its Eas...
, Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais was so named for its great riches in the mining industry. It is one of the 26 states of Brazil of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation....
, Bahia
Bahia

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast.It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after S?o Paulo , Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro , and the fifth-largest in size....
, Piaui
Piauí

Piau? is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piau? has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland....
, Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso is one of the States of Brazil of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rond?nia, Amazonas State, Brazil, Par?, Tocantins State, Goi?s and Mato Grosso do Sul....
, Goias
Goiás

Goi?s is a States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The most central of the Brazilian states and most populous of the region, Goi?s is characterized by a landscape of chapad?es ....
, Tocantins
Tocantins

Tocantins can refer to:* Tocantins , a State in Brazil.* Tocantins River, a river in Brazil.*...
, Maranhao
Maranhão

Maranh?o is one of the states of Brazil of Brazil in the north-eastern region. To the north is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Neighboring states are Piau?, Tocantins State and Par?....
, and as far south as Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is one of the only two landlocked countries in South America . It lies on both banks of the Paraguay River and is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest....
.

They included the Timbira, the Kayapó
Kayapo people

The Kayapo people are the G? languages-speaking Indigenous peoples in Brazil of the plain lands of the Mato Grosso and Para in Brazil, south of the Amazon Basin and along Xingu River and its tributaries....
, and the Suyá of the northwestern Gê; the Xavante
Xavante

The Xavante are an indigenous peoples, comprising some 9,600 individuals within the territory of eastern Mato Grosso state in Brazil. They speak the Xavante language, part of the J? language family....
, the Xerente, and the Akroá of the central Gê; the Karajá
Karaja

The Karaj? language, also known as Yn?, is spoken by around 3000 people in some 30 villages in central Brazil. Dialects are North Karaja, South Karaja, Xambio?, and Java?....
; the Jeikó; the Kamakán; Maxakalí; the Guayaná; the Purí (Coroado)
Puri

Puri is a city in the east Indian state of Orissa. The city is famous for its Jaganatha temple. The temple was built in the late eleventh century....
; the Bororo (Boe)
Bororo people

The Bororo people live in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil; they also extended into Bolivia and the Brazilian state of Goi?s. The Western Bororo, now extinct, lived around the Jauru and Caba?al rivers....
; and others. The southern Gê include the Kaingang and the Xokleng.