Some personal experiences shape us forever, dividing our lives into a ‘before’ and an ‘after’. They might be sudden events, like a moment when something just clicks and after a long standstill. Or maybe it’s a chance encounter with someone who, in retrospect, turns out to be a life-changing figure in our lives. Or perhaps […]
The name Kayapo emerged in the early 19th century, given by neighboring groups, and means “those who resemble monkeys,” although they call themselves Mebêngôkré, “the people of the place of water.” Kayapo population and ecosystem The Kayapo people live in villages scattered across the upper basin of several tributaries of the Xingu River in central […]

