Yawalapiti tribal dance in Amazon

The Brazilian government is constructing the Belo Monte mega dam on the Xingu River in the Amazon.

The dam, if completed, will be the third largest in the world and it will flood a large area of land, dry up certain parts of the Xingu river, cause huge devastation to the rainforest and reduce fish stocks upon which Indians in the area, including Kayapó, Arara, Juruna, Araweté, Xikrin, Asurini and Parakanã Indians, depend for their survival.

The livelihoods of thousands of tribal people who depend on the forest and river for food and water could be destroyed.