The Pataxó Indigenous people in southern Bahia state are experiencing a renewed wave of violence and orders to leave their communities after they began reoccupying part of their traditional lands last ...

Echoing the harrowing imagery of a Ku Klux Klan onslaught, a chilling episode unfolded on Sunday, January 21, showcasing the brutal reality of Brazil’s rural hinterland. In Bahia, two Indigenous ...

Alex Pereira grabbed the attention of MMA fans across the globe when he donned the traditional headdress and face paint of his indigenous Brazilian tribe during the UFC 281 face-off with Israel ...

When Alex Pereira's UFC success was predicted by the Pataxó tribe chieftain [Image courtesy of @alexpoatanpereira on Instagram] Alex Pereira's success in the UFC octagon was once predicted by the ...

A study by ethnobotanist Hemerson Dantas dos Santos Pataxó Hãhãhãi has revived the ancestral healing knowledge of his Indigenous people. Currently a doctoral student at the Institute of Environmental, ...

In Brazil, two Indigenous Pataxó land defenders were murdered Tuesday in the municipality of Itabela. Seventeen-year-old Nawir Brito de Jesus and 25-year-old Samuel Cristiano do Amor Divino were ...

"My registered name is Hemerson Dantas dos Santos, but you can add ‘Pataxó Hãhãhãi’ at the end, which is the Indigenous people I belong to." This is how the interview began, conducted by Medscape’s ...

The Pataxo Ha-Ha-Hae Indian tribe, residing in Brazil, has been allowed by a Supreme Court verdict to live undisturbed in their area. The court has asked the ranchers illegally occupying the area and ...