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Kalapalo village hosting a Kuarup. The Kalapalo tribe is located in the
Xingu River Indigenous Park in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The Kalapalos are a
Carib-speaking tribe and were once known for their fierce warriors. Some
have even theorized that the Kalapalo Indians were responsible for the
disappearance of Col. Percy Fawcett, a British adventurer who disappeared in
1925 searching for the fabled "City of Z," a lost Amazonian civilization.
Interestingly, to this day the Kalapalo play a prominent role in protecting the
Xingu Indians from outsiders by patrolling the borders of the Indigenous Park of
the Xingu, and stopping cattle ranchers from invading the indigenous reserve. |