Vilela

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The Vilela are a group of people indigenous to northwestern Argentina. The term "Vilela" can refer to the collective group or an individual member of this people. Their name is of American Indian origin. The plural form can be either "Vilela" or "Vilelas".1

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South American Indian
Hunters and gatherers
Indians, the Abipón, Wichí, Vilela, and others, all migratory peoples who roamed the grassy plains of their small territories in search of rhea (the South American ostrich), guanaco, peccary, and jaguar. In the tropical rainforests of Brazil and neighbouring countries, societies that are isolated from daily interaction with the…
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Indians, the Abipón, Wichí, Vilela, and others, all migratory peoples who roamed the grassy plains of their small territories in search of rhea (the South American ostrich), guanaco, peccary, and jaguar. In the tropical rainforests of Brazil and neighbouring countries, societies that are isolated from daily interaction with the…
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