The Yawalapiti (also Jaulapiti, Yaulapiti, or Yawalapití) are an indigenous tribe in the Amazonian Basin of Brazil. [2] The name is also spelled Iaualapiti in Portuguese. The current village …

May 23, 2016 · Xingu people represent fifteen tribes and all four of Brazil’s indigenous language groups, but they share similar belief systems, rituals and ceremonies. Typical to Upper Xingu …

The Yawalapiti postulate the existence of a multiplicity of spiritual beings that have considerable influence over human affairs: they cause most sicknesses, they meet humans in the forest, …

Nov 1, 2021 · Besieged by illegal loggers, cattle ranchers, soy farmers and even gold miners, the Xingu communities face growing degradation of their natural habitat and the challenge of …

May 15, 2012 · The Yawalapiti, one of the 14 tribes living inside the Xingu National Park, were preparing a new “quarup,” a ritual held over several days to honor in death a person of great …

Os Yawalapiti postulam a existência de uma multiplicidade de seres espirituais com influência considerável nos assuntos humanos: eles causam a maioria das doenças, encontram-se com …

Dec 23, 2020 · Chief Aritana Yawalapiti, 71, led his ethnic group for five decades and fiercely defended its traditions, lands and culture. For his family and Xingu supporters, he was a “living …

The Yawalapiti tribe live deep in the Brazilian heartland, where the upper reaches of the Amazon Basin dissolve into the central plateau. This year the tribe held a "quarup" - a...

May 31, 2002 · YAWALAPIT - Where Brazil's massive central savanna meets the Amazon jungle lives an Indian chief who has turned the tide of history. There, on the banks of the Tuatuari …

The Yawalapit í are a South American Indian group living in the Brazilian federal state of Mato Grosso. The name "Yawalapit í " is derived from the Yawalapit í word for a certain type of nut, …