Aldeia Itaóca is a Guarani/Guarani Mbya/Guarani Ñandeva indigenous village located within the municipality of Mongaguá in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The primary languages spoken are Guarani and Tupi-Guarani. History Aldeia Itaóca was founded in 1970 by the Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI) in an effort to halt the socio-cultural disintegration that was taking place among the Guarani-Tupi-Guarani in Brazil. Aldeia Itaóca is approximately three miles from the southern coast of the state of São Paulo and connected with the neighboring Guarani village of Aldeia Aguapeu (also part of Mongaguá) via the Aguapeu River. The two indigenous villages in Mongaguá: Itaóca and Aguapeú, located in an Atlantic Forest environmental reserve. The indigenous community of Aguapeú conceived the project "Jaguatareí Nhemboé" Caminhando e Aprendendo ", which aims at recognizing and valuing the Guarani identity and the environment of this indigenous people: the Atlantic Forest biome. Aldeia Itaóca is also just seven miles from another Guarani settlement called Aldeia Rio Branco located within the municipality of Itanhaém. Mongaguá's history goes back to the time of Brazil's colonization, when the city belonged for many years to the municipality of São Vicente - the first village founded in Brazil, by the Portuguese navigator Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500-1564). In 1624, Mongaguá became part of the Itanhaém township. Demographics In June 2016, Aldeia Itaoca had 127 inhabitants, of whom 78 were Guarani and 49 were Tupi-Guarani. However in 2020 there was just 90 total registered dwellers. Flora and Fauna As Aldeia Itaóca is an ecologically protected area, literally located within the Serra do Mar national park of the Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Forest), it is rich in flora and fauna containing many endemic species. Tree species in the area include Cariniana legalis, Brejaúva Palms, etc, while animal species in Aldeia Itaóca's 2 square kilometer region include; the Yellow-legged thrush (Turdus flavipes) and Smooth-horned Frog Proceratophrys Miranda-Ribeiro). Notable Resident (Danilo Benites) Activist and former Chief of Aldeia Itaóca, Danilo Benites (or Vera) has been instrumental in protecting the rights of Guarani people through his annual statewide event Encontro de Jovens Lideranças Guarani do Estado de São Paulo (or Meeting of Young Guarani Leaders of the State of São Paulo). The first edition of the event, in 2017, brought together 60 young people from villages in the State of São Paulo. “Now we get 100 young people from 24 villages in Brazil. There are also people from