The Enawene Nawe are a small tribe who live by fishing and gathering in Mato Grosso state, Brazil. A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use Mato Grosso ('matu 'gɾosu is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld They practice agriculture and do not hunt or eat red meat. The Enawene Nawe are a relatively isolated people who were first contacted in 1974 by Vicente Cañas. Vicente Cañas, SJ ( Albacete, October 22, 1939 — Mato Grosso, April 6, 1987) was a Spanish Christian missionary Today they number over 420.