The mind of water

Amazonian arts unmake the mind of winter

Tiffany Higgins

Apr 1, 2026 — 7 min read

Hugo Almeida played at the Tuy Cultural space in Belém in Pará state. The backdrop shows activist Tuire Kayapo, who defended the Xingu River against the Belo Monte dam. Now another generation of Indigenous women are calling for a halt to Canadian mining company Belo Sun's license to build Brazil's largest open-pit gold mine beside the Xingu River.

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