Chief WaiWai recounts to his village the story of the trip he and a small entourage made to meet the Zo’e. Both tribes speak dialects of Tupi-Guarani and share many cultural traditions, but the Zo’e are only now experiencing the phenomena of contact with the white man that the Waiapi experienced twenty years ago.In his commentary on the videotape from the trip shot by Kasiripina, the cameraman of Mariry, Wai Wai’s account begins with the sensation of crossing the Papajos river in the north of Para by plane, and the feeling of getting used to the total nudity and large, tubular lip-plugs of his hosts. During the visit, the two groups compare appearance, hunting and weaving techniques, food, rituals, myths and history. The Zo’e afford their visitors the chance to re-encounter the way of live and wisdom of their ancestors.The Waiapi, on the other hand, bring the Zo’e information on the dangers of the white world that this isolated group is eager to understand. This tape conveys the warmth, joy and humour that quickly develops between these people, and is an intimate portrait old friendship between their chiefs.
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