| has gloss | eng: The Tribe is a set of fictional characters appearing at the Monicas Gang comic strips. All characters belong to a indigenous people tribe from Amazon (although never specified which). Their tribe was once named "Tribo do Rio" (Rivers Tribe). Although the only characters are Tom-Tom (the main character), Tamoyo, Papaya and the Pajé, their stories feature a large range of themes, going from environmental concerns to the shock between indigenous and non-indigenous cultures. People from outside the jungle are called "Caras-pálidas" (White-faced or paleface, due to their white skin, in contrast to the usual dark skin of indigenous peoples from the Amazon) or simply "Caraíbas". When one of the Caraíbas approaches Tom-Tom's tribe, the encounter can be either friendly or unfriendly, the latter always happening when the Caraíba attempts to hunt, deforest, burn, or in any other way, harm the environment. Tupã, the God of the Guarani people, and Jaci, the Moon, are occasionally mentioned. |