A Kayapo woman from the Gorotire community, with legs painted in traditional colours, rests on a hammock on the sixth day of a medical expedition of the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 26, 2011. The "Expedicionarios da Saude" organization is currently on a medical expedition to the area with volunteer doctors that twice a year build a mobile hospital to provide clinical and surgical treatment for indigenous tribes and residents from different parts of the Amazonian rainforest.
A Kayapo woman sits with her children in a recovery room on the sixth day of a medical expedition of the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 26, 2011
A Kayapo woman paints her daughter in traditional body ink on the sixth day of a medical expedition of the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 26, 2011
A Kayapo woman is seen with her children on the Fresco river banks on the sixth day of a medical expedition of the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 26, 2011
A Kayapo woman paints her daughter in traditional body ink on the sixth day of a medical expedition of the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 26, 2011
A Kayapo woman paints her daughter in traditional body ink on the sixth day of a medical expedition of the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 26, 2011.
A Kayapo woman, wearing a traditional dress, poses in front of her house on the seventh day of a medical expedition by the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 27, 2011.
A Kayapo woman, wearing a traditional dress, has traditional body paint applied on her in front of her house on the seventh day of a medical expedition by the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 27, 2011. The "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) organization is currently on a medical expedition to the area with volunteer doctors that twice a year build a mobile hospital to provide clinical and surgical treatment for indigenous tribes and residents from different parts of the Amazonian Rainforest.
A Kayapo woman with traditional body painting poses in front of her house on the seventh day of a medical expedition by the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 27, 2011. The "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) organization is currently on a medical expedition to the area with volunteer doctors that twice a year build a mobile hospital to provide clinical and surgical treatment for indigenous tribes and residents from different parts of the Amazonian Rainforest. The tradition of their dresses began when a naked Kayapo woman, who went to the city looking for medical attention, was presented with a dress by an old lady. Ever since, the rest of the community of Kayapo women in the Para state now wear similar dresses, according to the locals
A Kayapo woman arrives from the Gorotire community to receive medical attention on the seventh day of a medical expedition by the "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) in the Kikretum community in Sao Felix, northern Brazil April 27, 2011. The "Expedicionarios da Saude" (Brazilian Health Expeditions) organization is currently on a medical expedition to the area with volunteer doctors that twice a year build a mobile hospital to provide clinical and surgical treatment for indigenous tribes and residents from different parts of the Amazonian Rainforest
Amazonia: The Last Eden - Conservation International (CI)
Expedicionários da Saúde se dedicam a causa na Amazônia II - BOM DIA BRASIL
