A new group of isolated indigenous people was discovered in the south of Amazonas state. They have zero contact with non-indigenous people. Institutions for the defense of native peoples demand measures to protect this group and warn about the risk of genocide.
"Without the state’s protection, anyone can go there and kill them. It’s easy in the Amazon. They kill well-known people. Why don't they go after the isolated indigenous people?", says Beto Marubo, from the Union of Indigenous Peoples from Javari Valley.
Because these isolated groups do not keep contact with non-indigenous people, they are more susceptible to respiratory diseases. Flu can be lethal.
The newly confirmed isolated native people are in the city of Lábrea, south of Amazonas, in the Purus River basin. There, the deforestation rate is one of the highest in the country.
Also on What's Happening in Brazil: In Rio de Janeiro, a place previously used as a cemetery during the slavery period is now a memory center for the Afro-Brazilian population. Check out on Culture Talk the story of the Pretos Novos Cemetery, which turns 26 in 2022.
On the culture segment, you will hear Gabriel Manita. Besides being a singer and songwriter, he is also an actor and was part of awarded musicals’ casts. In February, he released his first solo EP, which has rock and Brazilian rhythms influence. Here, we can listen to one of Gabriel’s EP songs: Larissa.
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