The amazing journey of the Matis people to the city | BRAZIL

Once a year, somewhere in Brazil, an olympic flame is lit, announcing the opening of the " Indigenous Games ", the Indian games. The participants represent forty or fifty of the more than two hundred different peoples living in the country. They don't have the same backgrounds or the same cultures. Each group brings with it, its own sports and traditional games.

In the spirit of the Indians who created them, the Amazon Games are an opportunity to come together, affirm one's identity, and claim one's place in Brazilian society. For the men and women who make the journey every year, it's primarily a great adventure.

Extract from the film "Amazon Games"

Direction: Sandrine Leonardelli
Production: ZED with the participation of Arte

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