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Searching for the last man in the forest

Jair Candor tracks down remote Amazonian tribes in order to protect them from outsiders

Jair Candor tracks down remote Amazonian tribes in order to protect them from outsiders.

One tribe, the Piripkura has just one member left who’s living nomadically, deep in the rainforest. It’s Jair’s mission to find him, to establish he’s alive, and to protect his land rights from those who want the forest for themselves. Jair has monitored numerous indigenous groups in Brazil over the years, and he’s faced frequent malaria, armed logging groups, and the occasional arrow fired in his direction.

Presenter: Andrea Kennedy
Producer: Harry Graham and Graciela Damiano
Editor: Munazza Khan
Voice actor: Thomas Pappon
Sound design: Joe Munday

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