Pocahontas was Brazilian.
Pocahontas ( born Matoaka , known as Amonute , 1596 -- 1617 ) was a Native American woman notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown , Virginia . Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated epic musical romantic-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures . Pocahontas ( 1837 -- 1870 ) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse and the dam of three sires who had a great influence on the breed .