The Belo Monte dam project was the target of opposition both within Brazil and internationally ... the Chief of the Kayapo tribe heard the worst news of his entire life: Mrs. Dilma, the president ...

The Brazilian government ... Streaked black, Kayapo tribe leader Tuira could have been one of those women. At the mass gathering opposing the dam, she wields a machete and a sharp tongue.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's indigenous people lost one of their pioneering ... who led protests against the Belo Monte hydro-electric dam in the 1980s. Alongside Kayapó chief Raoni and musician ...

Hundreds of indigenous Brazilians have been protesting in the capital, Brasilia, against the construction of what will be the world's third biggest hydro-electric dam ... Kayapo said that if his ...

In 2005 the Brazilian Congress voted to revive the dam on the grounds that its energy was essential to the security of the rapidly growing nation. The Kayapo and other tribes affected by the plans ...

A renowned indigenous tribe chief ... coronavirus in Brazil. Paulinho Payakan, who was chief of the Kayapó tribe, led protests against the Belo Monte hydro-electric dam in the 1980s.

The river passes through the largest Indian reserve in Brazil ... If the dam is completed, the river will die. And if the river dies, we will have no food, there will be no more Indians and ...

He toured many countries alongside Raoni Metyktire, a leader of the Kayapo tribe, and the duo made headlines across the world for their opposition to the dam on the Xingu river. Brazil's ...

Brazil's indigenous people lost one of their pioneering leaders to COVID-19 on Wednesday with the death of Paulinho Payakan, a Kayapó chief who led protests against the Belo Monte hydro-electric ...

Kaiapo Indians make their voices ... Environmentalists say the dam in the Amazon river basin will harm the world's biggest tropical rainforest. Brazilian Energy Minister Edison Lobao said ...