Before the first Portuguese arrived in 1500, what is now Brazil was inhabited by several Amerindian peoples, who spoke different languages.

Nevis was first sighted by Columbus in 1493; an island settled for more than two thousand years by Amerindian people.

They are an Amerindian people whose origin lies in the northern coast of South America.

The population of Guyana is varied and includes native Amerindian people who come from 9 original tribes in the savannahs.

There are many different tribes of Amerindian people, with many different languages.

For a long time, the few Europeans studying the history of the Amerindian people of this area did not distinguish between the various Caribbean tribes.

The island of Curaçao was first settled by the Arawaks, an Amerindian people native to the area.

Amerindian peoples and Africans played a large role in the formation of Brazilian language, cuisine, music, dance and religion.

Carib is the language spoken by the local Amerindian people.

The first people known to have inhabited Cuba was the Siboney, an Amerindian people.