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 ... led protests against the Belo Monte hydro-electric dam in the 1980s. Alongside Kayapó chief Raoni and musician ...

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 ...

The government of Brazil is investing heavily in this dam, which is expected to contribute to major development in the country. But what will this mean for local people like the Xikrin who rely on ...

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.

Alongside Kayapó chief Raoni and musician Sting, Payakan helped bring international attention to the environmental and social cost of building the world’s third largest dam on the Xingu river ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - 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 ...