LISBON, A SUCCESSFUL FIRST STOP ON THE TOUR
The international campaign for the protection of the Amazon started on May 11th in Lisbon. This first step was an opportunity to...
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RAINFOREST ORGANIZATION'S NEWS
Jan 24, 2023
Demographic survey in the TIX
According to the Special Secretariat for Indigenous Health (SESAI), the Xingu Indigenous Territory has officially 81 villages and a...
Sep 1, 2022
Solar energy in the Upper Xingu
On August 26, 2022, two photovoltaic systems were delivered by AFV in two villages of the Upper Xingu. The first kit was for the...
Aug 29, 2022
AFV participates in the Kuarup and brings Raoni
On August 20th and 21st, the Rainforest Organization (AFV) participated in the Kuarup ceremony in the village of Mehinako and financed...
Aug 25, 2022
AFV starts a new partnership with Fiocruz
The project Upper Xingu Health Connection: Strengthening Indigenous Primary Care Networks (Conexão Saúde Alto Xingu: fortalecimento das...
Aug 24, 2022
FPIC meetings between AFV, Aritana Institute, Fiocruz and the peoples of Upper Xingu
On August 23, 2022, Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) meetings were held at Posto Leonardo (Upper Xingu) to present and discuss the...
Apr 19, 2022
AFV organizes FPIC meetings for the ecological restoration program
More than fifty Yawalapiti women and men participated in Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) meetings intended to discuss the next...
Mar 21, 2022
AFV at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro
On Tuesday, February 22 at 6pm, AFV organized a special screening of the film "Raoni" (1977) at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern...
Jan 10, 2022
Indigenous women from Alto Xingu hold their General Assembly
More than 150 women from different communities of the Xingu Indigenous Territory (TIX) and neighboring territories gathered from December...
Dec 22, 2021
Free, Prior and Informed Consent Meetings in Yawalapiti Village
Free, Prior and Informed Consultation (FPIC) meetings were held from 27 to 29 November 2021, bringing together more than a hundred...
Dec 15, 2021
"Raoni, the lord of the Amazon" with Paris Match
The famous French magazine Paris Match published an article about Raoni Metuktyre on December 11, 2021, following an interview with AFV's...
Sep 22, 2021
Kuarup Celebration in the Xingu Indigenous Territory
More than 3,000 people from different indigenous communities gathered in the Yawalapiti village, the heart of the Xingu Indigenous...
Sep 8, 2021
AFV provides logistical support to the anti-fire brigades in the Amazon
Forest fires have surged in recent years in the Amazon region plagued by deforestation. AFV is helping to strengthen the capacities of...
Jul 5, 2021
AFV assists anti-fire brigades in Xingu amid forest fires surge
Due to increased forest fires in the Amazon region in recent years, AFV is committed to strengthening the capacities of the anti-fire...
Mar 3, 2021
Vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in the Xingu region
The Brazilian government has, as soon as January 18, 2021, implemented an unprecedented campaign of vaccination of the Brazilian...
Feb 4, 2021
Indigenous communities of Xingu receive 3,000 FFP2 masks to fight Covid-19 pandemic
Indigenous peoples of the Xingu Indigenous Territory have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020. Over the past...
Dec 8, 2020
AFV distributes 3,000 tree seedlings to indigenous communities of Xingu
AFV distributed 3,000 tree seedlings of various species to members of Kamaiura and Yawalapiti tribes (Upper Xingu) in October and...
Oct 12, 2020
AFV ships dozens of kilos of COVID-19 medicines to indigenous communities of Xingu
In September 2020, AFV coordinated the delivery of several dozen kilos of medicines to indigenous communities of Xingu who have been...
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