Caboclo There was a wave of caboclos created during the time of rubber soldiers, when young, primarily white Brazilian men were taken from North-Eastern Brazil and brought into the Amazonian interior to harvest rubber. The men were never granted permission to leave, and thus married locally. Interestingly, the traditional caboclo populations in the Amazon region of Brazil are noted as voracious eaters of the açaí fruit. In one study, açaí palm was described as the most important plant species because the fruit makes up such a major component of diet (up to 42% of the total food intake by weight) and is economically valuable in the region (Murrieta et al., 1999). The "Day of Caboclo" (Dia do Caboclo), on June 24, is an official date of the State of Amazonas. The term caboco is also used as an alternate term for the Orishas of the Candomblé religion.
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