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The
Kayapó of the Xingu, Brazil
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Kayapó Indians are an indigenous tribe inhabiting land on both sides
of the Xingu River in Pará state Brazil. Today they number about
5000 and refer to themselves as Mebêngokrê, which means the
men from the water place. These photos by Claire and Bill Leimbach
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