Brasilia: For more than 20 years, the man lived alone in the dense jungles of Brazil’s Amazon and lived on nuts, fruits, and food obtained from hunting. He was a symbol of the struggle for life of the local people living in the dense forests. The name of that man was not known to anyone in the world, now he is dead and his death has made headlines all over the world. He was the only surviving member of a small tribe.
According to a news of news agency AFP, this person was found dead on 23 August in the Timaru area. Authorities found no signs of violence and believe he died of natural causes. While local media reports said that the man was covered with the bright feathers of a bird called Guacamaya. This is a kind of parrot. The Timaru Indigenous Region is a protected rainforest of 8,000 hectares (30 sq mi) in the Brazilian state of southwestern Rondnia, which borders Bolivia. This reserve is surrounded by huge animal farms.
It is said that it is one of the most dangerous areas in Brazil, full of illegal miners and woodcutters. The man was first seen in 1996 by a documentary team traveling with officials from the National Indian Foundation. This is a government agency that was investigating the genocide committed against the tribes. To give legal protection to the area, it was necessary to prove the presence of tribal people in the Tanaru forest area. That’s when this person was seen.
In one of the footage, the man has seen peeping from inside a hut. On one occasion, he even comes out with a spear to scare people, but does not utter a single word. By bringing people from neighboring tribes together, an attempt was made to find out what language that person spoke. But he clearly indicated that he did not want to talk to anyone. Once feeling threatened, he shot an arrow. Due to this a member of the team that went to investigate was seriously injured. After that, the officers simply patrolled his area and tried to look for signs that he was still alive.
In the last footage shot in 2011, he is seen chopping down a tree with an axe. The bow and arrows prove that he used to hunt. There were also some orchards in his area, where he grew fruits and vegetables, such as papayas and manioc. But what attracted the explorers the most were the many pits he dug, which were about two meters (seven feet) deep and had sharp spears embedded in them. Such pits were used to trap animals. But experts believe that they can also be a place to hide from intruders or have some kind of spiritual purpose behind them.
