At least 100 tribes inhabit the Brazilian Amazon, each with its own distinct culture and language. Masks worn during tribal ceremonies represent incarnated supernatural characters.
Shamans act as intermediaries between the world of the living and the world of spirits.
Secrets of Amazonia takes museum visitors on a journey into the heart of the tropical forest. In this region, where people, animals and plants are united in a common destiny, the inhabitants possess a knowledge of nature that often defies our understanding. Secrets of Amazonia also showcases the wide range of research and discoveries made by Academy scientists over the decades. To inform visitors about the culture of the indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon. To help visitors discover the close ties between the people of the Amazon forest and their own natural environment.