XINGU EXPEDITION: Defending the Rivers of the Amazon, with Sigourney Weaver

Monday, July 26, 2010

Defending the Rivers of the Amazon, with Sigourney Weaver

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-"Voice of the Xingu"

Charlye's Restaurante & Salon- 9pm - Saturday, October 8th 2011

by Camila Wai!

"Alfredo come up to me and told me the story about the Xingu Tribes in Brazil and his plan to help promote their culture and protection... I loved to contribute with what I could so I drew a picture that represent the strengh, belief and the power of people going together in the same direction...the idea to peaceful comunity asking the world to learn from them and listen to their Voice"

A call to Renewable energy in Brazil.

Aloha Friends of Xingu!

"My deepest Gratitude for all the Sponsors, Supporters, Friends, Family, Cacique Megaron Txucaramae Metuktire and Cacique Raoni Txucaramae Metuktire for allowing me to be a part in this journey to Preserve the Xingu National Park."

Thank you!

Piarucu Village: First day in the Reservation

Alfredo & Toy cruizing in the Xingu River on the way to meet Cacique Raoni.

Ana Cristina & Baby with a Stand up board desing by the Indiasnat Piarucu Village

Amazon Watch - Preserving the Planet!!!

The Xingu Tribes living in this region have similar habits and social systems, despite different languages.
Specifically, they consist of the following tribal people:
Aweti, Kalapalo,Kamaiurá, Kayapó, Kuikuro, Matipu, Mehinako Nahukuá, Suyá, Trumai, Waura, and Yawalapiti

THE JOURNEY - XINGU RIVER

The Xingu River is a 900-mile long, (1,450km) river in Northeast Brazil. It is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River.
The Xingu River flows from the tropical savanna of central Mato Grosso, Brazil, northward to the Amazon for 1,979 km (1,230 miles). Some 20,000 indigenous people, from 19 distinct ethnic groups, live along the Xingu.