![In this photo taken Saturday, October 24, 2015, Brazilian indigenous prepare for a indigenous beauty parade during World Indigenous Games, in Palmas, Brazil. Rail-thin or thick-waisted, swathed in scarfs and ankle-length skirts or wearing only a thong bikini bottom and bodypaint, they incarnated the cannons of beauty of first peoples from across Brazil and as far afield as Panama and French Guyana. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/94/c8/0002c894_medium.jpeg)
In this photo taken Saturday, October 24, 2015, Brazilian indigenous prepare for a indigenous beauty parade during World Indigenous Games, in Palmas, Brazil. Rail-thin or thick-waisted, swathed in scarfs and ankle-length skirts or wearing only a thong bikini bottom and bodypaint, they incarnated the cannons of beauty of first peoples from across Brazil and as far afield as Panama and French Guyana. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
![In this October 24, 2015 photo, indigenous men take photos of a Pataxo indigenous woman from Brazil during a "parade of indigenous beauty" at the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil. The Indigenous Games organizers stressed it wasn't a beauty contest - no queen was crowned, no runners-up selected. It was, they insisted, a celebration of facial features, body types and adornments not often given their due. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/95/c8/0002c895_medium.jpeg)
In this October 24, 2015 photo, indigenous men take photos of a Pataxo indigenous woman from Brazil during a "parade of indigenous beauty" at the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil. The Indigenous Games organizers stressed it wasn't a beauty contest - no queen was crowned, no runners-up selected. It was, they insisted, a celebration of facial features, body types and adornments not often given their due. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
![Brazil's Kamayura indigenous people take part in a ball game with hands during the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, October 29, 2015. Organizers billed the nine-day-long event as a sort of indigenous Olympics. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/96/c8/0002c896_medium.jpeg)
Brazil's Kamayura indigenous people take part in a ball game with hands during the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, October 29, 2015. Organizers billed the nine-day-long event as a sort of indigenous Olympics. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
![Indigenous men from several tribes compete in the 100 metres race during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/99/c8/0002c899_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous men from several tribes compete in the 100 metres race during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from Mongolia fires an arrow during the bow-and-arrow competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9a/c8/0002c89a_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from Mongolia fires an arrow during the bow-and-arrow competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from Kuikuru fires an arrow during the bow-and-arrow competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9b/c8/0002c89b_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from Kuikuru fires an arrow during the bow-and-arrow competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from Mexico fires an arrow during the bow-and-arrow competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 26, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9c/c8/0002c89c_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from Mexico fires an arrow during the bow-and-arrow competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 26, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous people from several tribes take part in a protest against the approval of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC 215) during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9d/c8/0002c89d_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous people from several tribes take part in a protest against the approval of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC 215) during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous men from Kuikuru are seen during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9e/c8/0002c89e_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous men from Kuikuru are seen during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from the Gaviao tribe is seen during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/9f/c8/0002c89f_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from the Gaviao tribe is seen during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![A indigenous boy from Gaviao tribe play in the sand during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a0/c8/0002c8a0_medium.jpeg)
A indigenous boy from Gaviao tribe play in the sand during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous men from several tribes look at a drone during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a1/c8/0002c8a1_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous men from several tribes look at a drone during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 28, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous women from several tribes pose for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a2/c8/0002c8a2_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous women from several tribes pose for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous women from several tribes pose for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a3/c8/0002c8a3_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous women from several tribes pose for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous woman from Kanela tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a4/c8/0002c8a4_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman from Kanela tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous woman from Pataxo tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a5/c8/0002c8a5_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman from Pataxo tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous woman from Terena tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a6/c8/0002c8a6_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman from Terena tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous woman from Karaja tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a8/c8/0002c8a8_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman from Karaja tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous woman from Pataxo tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/a9/c8/0002c8a9_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman from Pataxo tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous woman from Kanela tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/aa/c8/0002c8aa_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman from Kanela tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous women from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of Huka Huka fight at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ab/c8/0002c8ab_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous women from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of Huka Huka fight at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous women from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of the Huka Huka fight at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ac/c8/0002c8ac_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous women from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of the Huka Huka fight at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous women from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of the Huka Huka fight at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ad/c8/0002c8ad_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous women from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of the Huka Huka fight at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous women from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of the Huka Huka fight at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ae/c8/0002c8ae_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous women from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of the Huka Huka fight at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous boy from the Mamaind tribe uses a tablet during the Jikunahati competition, a form of soccer played with one's head, at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/af/c8/0002c8af_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous boy from the Mamaind tribe uses a tablet during the Jikunahati competition, a form of soccer played with one's head, at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from the Mamainde tribe tries to head the ball during the Jikunahati competition, a form of soccer played with one's head, at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b0/c8/0002c8b0_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from the Mamainde tribe tries to head the ball during the Jikunahati competition, a form of soccer played with one's head, at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous men from the Gaviao tribe compete in a tug-of-war competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b1/c8/0002c8b1_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous men from the Gaviao tribe compete in a tug-of-war competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous men from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of an indigenous Kamayura game at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b2/c8/0002c8b2_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous men from the Kamayura tribe take part in a demonstration of an indigenous Kamayura game at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from Mexico performs a Mexican game known as La Batalla (hockey-like game using a fireball) during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b3/c8/0002c8b3_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from Mexico performs a Mexican game known as La Batalla (hockey-like game using a fireball) during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from Mexico performs a Mexican game known as La Batalla (a hockey-like game that uses a fireball) during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b4/c8/0002c8b4_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from Mexico performs a Mexican game known as La Batalla (a hockey-like game that uses a fireball) during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from Mexico performs a Mexican game known as La Batalla (a hockey- game similar that uses a fireball) during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b5/c8/0002c8b5_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from Mexico performs a Mexican game known as La Batalla (a hockey- game similar that uses a fireball) during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from the Matis tribe is seen at the sports arena during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b6/c8/0002c8b6_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from the Matis tribe is seen at the sports arena during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous men from Terena tribe compete in a canoeing competition during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b7/c8/0002c8b7_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous men from Terena tribe compete in a canoeing competition during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous woman from Gaviao tribe jumps into the water on her way to winning a swimming competition during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/b8/c8/0002c8b8_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman from Gaviao tribe jumps into the water on her way to winning a swimming competition during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![Indigenous women from the Xerente tribe of Brazil celebrate after a soccer match against an indigenous team from Bolivia in the I World Games for Indigenous People in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ba/c8/0002c8ba_medium.jpeg)
Indigenous women from the Xerente tribe of Brazil celebrate after a soccer match against an indigenous team from Bolivia in the I World Games for Indigenous People in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from the Tabajara tribe of Brazil washing his hands in a bathroom during the I World Games for Indigenous People in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/bb/c8/0002c8bb_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from the Tabajara tribe of Brazil washing his hands in a bathroom during the I World Games for Indigenous People in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous man from the Baikiri tribe of Brazil competes in a tug-of-war competition at the I World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/bc/c8/0002c8bc_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous man from the Baikiri tribe of Brazil competes in a tug-of-war competition at the I World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![A Pataxo Indian, of Brazil, wears a toucan's beak during competition at the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/bd/c8/0002c8bd_medium.jpeg)
A Pataxo Indian, of Brazil, wears a toucan's beak during competition at the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
![A Pataxo Indian, of Brazil, attends the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/be/c8/0002c8be_medium.jpeg)
A Pataxo Indian, of Brazil, attends the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
![An Indian girl, Kanela plays during the competitions of the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/bf/c8/0002c8bf_medium.jpeg)
An Indian girl, Kanela plays during the competitions of the World Indigenous Games in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)
![An indigenous woman competes in a swimming competition during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c0/c8/0002c8c0_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman competes in a swimming competition during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 30, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
![An indigenous woman from Kanela tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c1/c8/0002c8c1_medium.jpeg)
An indigenous woman from Kanela tribe poses for photos after participating in a parade of indigenous beauty during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples in Palmas, Brazil, October 29, 2015. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
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