The Matis people from the Amazon dressed up for the Mariwin ritual, found sitting down outside the venue (at the Games Village) after their ceremony on the eve of the opening of the Games, October 22, 2015, they allowed a couple of photos did not pose and disappeared. the Matis were first discovered in the late 70's and there are just over 300 of them, the Matis now live in just two villages. Waves of western diseases have devastated their population in the post-contact years. They are said to - Indigenous Games - Portfolio

Andre Camara