SALON

Brazil

"The Unconquered": Tracking isolated Indians in the Brazilian jungle

What's it like to come face-to-face -- almost -- with "uncontacted" Indians? An intrepid journalist talks to Salon

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  • Expedition

    © Scott Wallace

    Expedition boats moving up the Itaquaí River.
  • One

    © Scott Wallace

    One of the expedition's scouts, Kwini Marubo.
  • Surrounded

    © Scott Wallace

    Surrounded by scouts, Sydney Possuelo checks the GPS.
  • Ivan

    © Scott Wallace

    Ivan Arapá discovers a tapir jaw left in a tree cleft by the Arrow People.
  • Amazon

    © Scott Wallace

    Amazon sunset.
  • Sydney

    © Scott Wallace

    Sydney Possuelo aboard a canoe on the way home.