When a big chief dies on the Xingu indigenous reservation, its tribes gather for a unique funeral ritual called the Kuarup. Wearing body paint and bird feathers, they join in ceremonial dances, combat ...

Yawalapiti children climb a tree to jump into the Xingu River in the Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso State, May 7, 2012. In August the Yawalapiti tribe will hold the Quarup, which is a ritual held ...

Pictures of the Yawalapiti tribe from the Xingu National Park in Brazil's Mato Grosso State, taking part in their 'quarup' ritual. The ritual is held over several days to honour in death a person of ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Yawalapiti indigenous men of Mato Grosso State in Brazil, this month celebrated ‘quarup,’ a ritual held over ...

After traveling more than 35 hours by land, air and sea from Mato Grosso, Brazil’s Xingu Indigenous Park, Brazilian Indigenous activist and Chief Tapi Yawalapiti arrived on Northwestern’s Evanston ...