Amazon Rainforest and Northern Brazil: 3 places to see
Explore the remote territories of the Brazilian Amazon and Northern Brazil where the Moxihatima tribe, one of the most isolated indigenous groups, inhabits dense rainforest reserves spanning over 22 million acres near the Venezuelan border.
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- Amazon Rainforest
- End
- Northern Brazil
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Stops on this route
- Amazon Rainforest — Location where the tribe was rediscovered in 2011 by airplane
- Brazilian Amazon — General investigation region of the Moxihatetema tribe
- Northern Brazil — Reserve of dense tropical forests and mountains where the tribe inhabits
Useful for your trip
- Avoid
- Do not attempt to contact the Moxihatetema tribe. They actively reject contact with outsiders and are protected by Brazilian law to remain isolated.
- Avoid
- Avoid the area around illegal gold mining sites. Over 5,000 illegal miners operate in the region, creating dangerous conditions and mercury contamination in waterways.
- Avoid
- Do not visit during rainy season or without proper preparation. The region consists of dense tropical rainforest and mountains with very difficult terrain.
- Timing
- Visit or conduct research only with authorization from FUNAI (Brazilian indigenous affairs agency). Protection bases were resumed in 2019 after budget cuts.
- Tip
- The territory covers more than 22 million acres across Northern Brazil and Southern Venezuela. The Moxihatetema are located near the Brazil-Venezuela border.
- Tip
- The tribe was rediscovered in 2011 during an aerial survey. They are monitored from the air and are extremely difficult to locate on the ground due to dense forest coverage.
Video on this route
The most isolated tribe in the Amazon