Ya Temi Xoa [eng]

"We're still alive!" The cry in defense of the people who hold up the sky echoed in Rio de Janeiro's Carnival!

In February 2024, the Salgueiro samba school celebrated the beauty, the ancient knowledge, and the resistance of the Yanomami people with the theme “Hutukara”.

A journey that began in October 2023 when the shaman Davi Kopenawa brought his message about the importance of protecting the Amazon to the community of Morro do Salgueiro.

Learn more: (NSA)

Credits:

Special thanks to the community of Morro do Salgueiro

Realization: Hutukara Associação Yanomami (HAY) and Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)

Production: Ariel Gajardo, Carol Fasolo, Evilene Paixão, Marina Terra, and Roberto Almeida
Script: Marina Ferreira
Direction, cinematography and editing: Thomas Mendel
Additional Footage: Felipe Hutter
Additional Sound: Cristiano Caldeira

Photo of indigenous people forming the phrase "Fora Garimpo" in the Watoriki community, Yanomami Indigenous Land: Victor Moriyama / ISA

Photo of illegal mining: Valentina Ricardo