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Why Brazil restricts travel to protect uncontacted tribes
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You can't just rent a kayak and go finding yourself in the deep Amazon. Brazil's government agency, FUNAI, actively patrols massive swaths of the rainforest to prevent loggers, missionaries, and adventurous tourists from interacting with isolated indigenous groups. A single common cold virus from a well-meaning backpacker could wipe out an entire tribe that lacks immunological defenses.
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