century, the bulk were practically exterminated, remaining survivors gradually merged into other tribes. The Campos dos Goytacazes municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro is named after them. Notes References Feydit, J. editor, (1900) Subsidios para a historia dos Campos dos Goycatazes, désde os tempos coloniaes até a proclamacao da republica. Campos: Alvarenga. online p.8 Mendes do Santos, editor (2003) Un aventurier anglais au Brésil: les tribulations d'Anthony Knivet (1591) Paris: Chandeigne. Métraux, A. (1928) "Les Indiens Waitaka: à propos d'un manuscrit inédit du cosmographe André Thevet", Journal de la Société des américanistes, vol. 21, p. 107-126 Teixeira de Mello, J.A. (1886) "Campos dos Goycatazes em 1881" Revista trimensal do Instituto Historico, Geographico e Ethnographico do Brazil, vol. 49, (2) p.5ff Indigenous peoples in Brazil Cannibalism in South America Extinct ethnic groups