PHOTOS: More than 30,000 indigenous people live in the Brazilian state capital hardest hit by the pandemic. The AP interviewed and photographed more than a dozen people wearing traditional tribal dress as well as masks to protect against the coronavirus.
MANAUS, Brazil — They left their tribal lands in the Amazon for the city, many seeking a better life. But in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic they have neither the protective isolation of their homelands, nor the government care that drew them to the city of Manaus in the first place.
The AP interviewed and photographed more than a dozen indigenous people in and around Manaus who wore the traditional dress of their tribes, and the masks they are making to protect themselves against the deadly virus.VANDA ORTEGA, 33, WITOTO ETHNICITY “If you have the address, please send it to me,” Ortega told the attendant sarcastically. She hung up and drove the sick woman to the nearest hospital herself. She would have to do the same for another six residents as dozens fell ill in her community, including the leader who eventually passed away.
She hopes that both the clinic and the indigenous wing of the hospital will continue after the pandemic. Vilacio and the two generations of women before her were never able to finish their studies. Instead they worked as housemaids, where they were not allowed to wear traditional dress and body paint. “We couldn’t use our feathers,” said Vilacio whose indigenous headdress symbolizes protection.
In April, dos Santos, his wife, children and grandchildren all fell ill with COVID-19 symptoms. After days of fever the 70-year-old chief sought treatment in a public clinic, but the nurse said he’d be better off staying at home, so he returned without ever being tested for the new coronavirus. Soon, one by one, the rest of his neighbors also fell into their hammocks with fever.
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