stackyFACTSFor the Sateré-Mawé people of the Brazilian Amazon, the transition from boyhood to manhood requires a terrifying and deeply painful ritual.
For the Sateré-Mawé people of the Brazilian Amazon, the transition from boyhood to manhood requires a terrifying and deeply painful ritual. Young men must wear woven gloves filled with angry, venomous bullet ants—insects boasting the most painful sting in the world, often compared to being shot. They must endure the agony for over ten minutes without showing weakness, a harrowing trial meant to demonstrate immense physical and mental resilience.
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