Episode #1.3 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Bruce visits by river Itui the Valle de Javari, a relatively pristine Brazilian nature and tribal reserve. It's home to various tribes, including the Matis, where Bruce spend a month for his Tribe series, so they welcome him as an old ...See moreBruce visits by river Itui the Valle de Javari, a relatively pristine Brazilian nature and tribal reserve. It's home to various tribes, including the Matis, where Bruce spend a month for his Tribe series, so they welcome him as an old friend and implore help as even more terrible diseases such as STD hepatitis B spread, beyond shaman therapy. Next Bruce meets the Marubo, the reserve's largest tribe, made up a century ago by remnants of deep forest tries fleeing rubber slavery. He partakes in the macho excruciating trucadeiro ant bites ritual and ritual drum logging. Finally he joins a band of non-industrial loggers, who try to harvest hardwood selectively, claiming the track grows back even more diverse. Written by KGF Vissers See less