A show of strength: Brazil's native peoples fight back
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article329157.ece
After centuries of being driven to the point of extinction, Brazil's
native peoples are fighting back. Karin Goodwin reports from Fortaleza
on a remarkable sporting gathering
Published: 25 November 2005
Aru throws back his head and spreads his arms as he crosses the finish
line of the 100m sprint first, his triumphant smile recalling the
delight felt by thousands of winning athletes before him. But with the
excited whoops of his team-mates comes a swift reminder that this race
was a little different.
Dressed in intricate feather head-dresses, and elaborately painted from
head to toe, his fellow tribe members from the state of Par=E1 in
northern Brazil rush across the strip of beach, serving as a temporary
stadium. Circling their new hero, they wave their traditionally crafted
maracas, dance and stamp in time to a spontaneous song of celebration
to honour his success.
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