What is "xingu"

Xingu may refer to:

• Xingu River, in north Brazil, a southeast tributary of the Amazon
• Xingu peoples, indigenous peoples living near the Xingu River
• Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Xingu, located in the area of the Xingu River
• Xingu Indigenous Park, located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
• Xingu, a character in James Thurber's children's book The 13 Clocks
• Xingu and Other Stories, a short story collection by Edith Wharton
• Xingu (beer), a Brazilian Schwarzbier produced by the FEMSA beverage company
• Embraer EMB 121 Xingu, a type of aircraft produced by the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer
• Xingu Hill, a project of musician John Sellekaers
• Xingu corydoras, a tropical freshwater fish
• Xingu (film), a 2011 film by director Cao Hamburger

Xingu is a Brazilian beer brand created in 1988 by Cesario Mello Franco.

Currently, the beer is sold in about 20 countries ( USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, etc.) by Cervejas Premium do Brasil Ltda. and in Brazil the distribution is by Heineken.

Well known for the dark beer (Xingu Black), Xingu also has, since 2013, offered a gold version (Xingu Gold).

Xingu is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Cao Hamburger and scripted by him, Elena Soárez and Anna Muylaert. Starring João Miguel, Felipe Camargo and Caio Blat, the film tells the Villas-Bôas brothers trajectory from the moment in which they joined the Roncador-Xingu expedition, part of the Westward March of Getúlio Vargas, in 1943.

It was shot in Tocantins, Xingu National Park, and in the Greater São Paulo. The film was exhibited for the first time in 2011, at the 8th Amazonas Film Festival. The official premiere took place on April 6, 2012. The film was watched by about 370.000 spectators and has raised more than four million reals in box office. A television adaptation in four episodes was aired on Rede Globo between 25 and December 28, 2012.