Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Tapeba people are an indigenous people of Brazil who formed from the remnant populations of tribes around the Village of Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres de Caucaia in Ceará Brazil. They are native Portuguese-speakers and are also known as Tapebano and Perna-de-pau people.Before official recognition as Indians in 1993 they were classified as mixed-race peasants. They trace their descent from the Potiguara Tremembé Cariri and Jucá peoples who spoke Tupi languages.