Today, when referring to the Acai, we immediately think of the Acai palm tree; a tall fruiting palm tree found mainly in Brazil. It was named by the natives who lived on the land known as the ‘ica-ica’, which means ‘the fruit that cries’. This is a very unusual name but it has a story behind it all.
Years ago lived an Amazon Indian girl named ‘Iaca’ and her father was her tribe’s chief. Their tribe had outgrown...