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RARE images of a last known survivor of an Amazonian tribe dubbed "the most lonely man in the world" were captured on camera
The native man, aged about fifty years, also received the nickname "Man in the Hole" as he is known to dig holes for hiding and trapping animals, reports on New York Post ].
The anonymous man is considered the only survivor of a tribe that was attacked in 1995 when the last members of his tribe were murdered. He is clbadified as "uncontacted", which means that no one from the outside world has spoken to him. We do not know what language he speaks or even the name of his ancient tribe. Until now, he had only one blurred photo
The clip, recorded by the Brazilian government's native agency Funai shows the muscular man who tries to cut a tree with an ax
Funai employee Altair Algayer said: "He is fine, hunting, maintaining some plantations of papaya, corn."
The man was discovered in 1996. Since then, authorities have cordoned off his area in an offer to help him "maintain his lifestyle". Under Brazilian law. Aboriginal peoples have the right to land. The man travels an area that extends over 4000 hectares surrounded by deforested farms and clearings.
"They must continue to prove that this man exists," Fiona Watson, director of research and advocacy at Survival International, a nonprofit group "He has good health and fitness to do all these things." exercises, "said Algayer
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The man has not shown interest in integrating with the outside world and is receiving help from outsiders in the form of tools and food in a peridocial way.
The video was first uploaded to Funai's official YouTube channel. 19659003] In a press release, a spokesman for the agency said that since the 1980s, isolated indigenous populations have been the target of repeated attacks while illegal farms and operations were being established in Rondônia
. By the end of 1995, the group that was probably already small (according to reports, the local staff was supposed to be six people) became a person, "he said
" The culprits Have never been punished. It is believed that there are 113 tribes living at a distance in the jungles of the Amazon.
According to Ms. Watson, the man made it clear that he did not want to be contacted by the outside world. It is believed that he shot arrows at people in the past.
"He has had such a violent experience, he sees the world as a very dangerous place," she said.
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