'Uncontacted' Amazon tribe found in Brazil
BRAZIL: Government researchers in Brazil say they have found one of
the world's last uncontacted tribes in a remote corner of the Amazon
rainforest.Authorities unveiled aerial photos of tribe in remote region
that has reportedly never had contact with the outside world.
Aerial pictures revealed by the Brazilian government's agency of
indigenous affairs (Funai) showed four large thatched huts fully
surrounded by various crops in the Vale do Javari region.Aloysio
Guapindaia, a Funai director, also said they would work to keep the
tribe isolated and safe. The tribe is thought to belong to the Pano
linguistic group that straddles the border between Brazil, Peru and
Bolivia. Al Jazeera |