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The Man of the Hole, Isolated in the Amazon Rainforest for 26 Years, Passes Away
TLDR The man of the hole, who lived in isolation in the Amazon rainforest for 26 years, has died. He was a hunter-gatherer and farmer, and his tribe was likely killed by invaders. The destruction of the Amazon rainforest threatens the existence of uncontacted tribes and poses a risk of genocide.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The man of the hole, who lived in isolation in the Amazon rainforest for 26 years, has passed away.
02:06
The man of the hole lived in isolation in the Amazon rainforest, his tribe was likely killed by invaders, and he died peacefully in his hammock covered in macaw feathers.
04:13
The podcast discusses a 2018 video of the man of the hole chopping down a tree, which was posted by Survival International on Facebook, and reveals that he had built at least 53 thatch huts over the past 26 years.
06:52
The man of the hole was not only a hunter-gatherer, but also a farmer who cultivated crops such as corn, manioc root, papaya, and bananas, and he used tiger traps to catch wild boar.
08:48
The reason Funai was tracking the man of the hole was to verify the existence of uncontacted tribes in the Amazon and provide protection from drug dealers and poachers.
10:52
Brazil has officially pledged to leave uncontacted tribes alone and protect their indigenous lands, but President Bolsonaro has been rolling back these protections and opening up the Amazon to ranchers, loggers, and miners.
12:54
The Amazon rainforest is being rapidly destroyed, leading to the extinction of uncontacted tribes and genocide for the sake of progress and agriculture.
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