WAIÃPI, Brazil: They appear silently, seemingly from nowhere: a dozen figures, naked except for bright red loincloths, blocking the dirt road. AdvertisementsThese are the Waiapi, an ancient tribe living in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest but now fearing invasion by international mining companies. It is part of a much larger conservation zone called Renca, covering an area the size of Switzerland. The rainforest, says 35-year-old Moi Waiapi, another inhabitant of Pinoty, “is the foundation for our survival.”This slideshow requires JavaScript. The roadThe dirt road is the only route into Waiapi territory.

Source: Manila Times October 25, 2017 10:07 UTC