| Group: | Matipu |
| Population: | 149 (2011)[1] |
| Popplace: | |
| Languages: | Kuikúro-Kalapálo, formerly Matipuhy[2] |
| Related: | Kalapalo, Kuikuro, and Nahukuá |
The Matipu people are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live in the southern part of the Xingu Indigenous Park in the state of Mato Grosso.[2] Their a population is estimated at 149 individuals in 2011,[1] up from population of 40 in the 1995 census. They are mainly of animist faith and share many cultural traits with other Xingu peoples.[1]
They are also known as the Mariape-Nahuqua and Matipuhy.[2]
The Matipu traditional spoke the Matipu language, a Carib language, but there are no longer any known living speakers. They currently speak the Kuikúro-Kalapálo language.[2]
To provide for themselves, the Matipu hunt, fish, and farm. Manioc and maize are their primary crops.