Stuckert’s close-up photographs taken near Brazil’s border with Peru show details about these Indians that had previously escaped the notice of experts, such as their use of elaborate body paint and the way they cut their hair. “To think that in the 21st century, there are still people who have no contact with civilization, living like their ancestors did 20,000 years ago-it’s a powerful emotion.” ![]() “I felt like I was a painter in the last century,” Stuckert said, describing his reaction to seeing the natives. ![]() National Geographic obtained first-time rights from Stuckert to publish a selection. The high-resolution images, taken from a helicopter last week by Brazilian photographer Ricardo Stuckert, offer an unprecedented glimpse of a vibrant indigenous community living in complete isolation in the depths of the Amazon jungle. ![]() Aerial photographs of an isolated tribe in the Brazilian rain forest are yielding a sensational new look at a Neolithic way of life that has all but disappeared from the face of the Earth.
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