Visit here and you WILL kill !

These are the "Lost Tribes" of the Amazon, aka the "Uncontacted Tribes".   It is believed that there are currently there are more than 77 isolated tribes in Brazil alone.  They live isolated either by choice or by circumstance without contact of globalized civilization (according to the Indian Affairs Department FUNAI). Only a few tribes have had completely uncontacted, others with very minimal contact.   We have learned of these tribes via ariel footage and through similar tribes who have had some hostile encounters.   Uncontacted tribes are often exploited by tourism and have historically been  hunted by those wanting to exploit their land.   In 1911,  the last uncontacted tribe of Native Americans (Ishi) was contacted near Oroville, CA.  In 2008,  Brazil confirmed the existence of an uncontacted population in the Amazon rainforest after a tribe of 200 was spotted by satellite and confirmed via fly overs (photos below).  Unfortunately, uncontacted tribes are dwindling due to various reasons including deforestation.   Many other tribes have been killed by those wishing to exploit there land and by disease after initial contact (up to 60% of a tribe). Today,  in some countries (not all),  uncontacted people have rights and are being protected through protection of their surrounding land and 'protection posts'.   As curious as I am,  their immunes  just can't handle me.  Do you think they want to be contact, learn of computers and TV?

 

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The pictures were taken by Brazilian government surveillance planes Gleison Miranda/AFP/Getty Images

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Illegal loggers threaten to destroy the forest where the tribes live Gleison Miranda/AFP/Getty Images