A celebration is on from July 22-30 in the multi-ethnic village, with the meeting of traditional cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias. The meeting is meant to celebrate the Brazillian popular culture and the interaction between various other traditional culture around the mid-west and across the country.
This is the 11th edition of the event, where people of different ethnic groups gather, eat, dance and celebrate to announce the intersection of various manifestations of cultures.
Kayapo Indians stand in a line during a ritual dance in a multiethnic village during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias July 23, 2011. The meeting is a celebration of Brazilian popular culture and the intersection between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the midwest and across the countryREUTERSA man and a woman of different ethnic groups pose for a picture in a multiethnic village during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias July 23, 2011. The meeting is a celebration of Brazilian popular culture and the interaction between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the midwest and across the country. REUTERSKayapo Indians watch a ritual dance in a multiethnic village during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias July 23, 2011. The meeting is a celebration of Brazilian popular culture and the interaction between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the midwest and across the countryREUTERSYawalapiti Indians perform a ritual dance in a village multiethnic during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias July 23, 2011. The meeting is a celebration of Brazilian popular culture and the intersection between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the midwest and across the country.REUTERSA Kayapo Indian boy peels a banana in a multiethnic village during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias July 23, 2011. The meeting is a celebration of Brazilian popular culture and the intersection between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the midwest and across the country.REUTERSIndians do a ritual dance in a multiethnic village during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias July 23, 2011. The meeting is a celebration of Brazilian popular culture and the interaction between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the midwest and across the country. Picture taken July 23, 2011.REUTERSMembers of the Boi do Seu Teodoro musical group prepare their instruments before a performance at the "Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros" in Goias July 24, 2011. The annual event, currently in its 11th edition, celebrates Brazilian popular culture and the intersection between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the Midwest and across the country. It lasts from July 22-30. REUTERSA man and a woman of different ethnic groups gather in an multiethnic village during the Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros in Goias July 23, 2011. The meeting is a celebration of Brazilian popular culture and the interaction between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the midwest and across the country. REUTERSA man rests in front of a house painted with graffiti depicting the Brazilian Cerrado, during the "Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada dos Veadeiros" in Goias July 24, 2011. The annual event, currently in its 11th edition, celebrates Brazilian popular culture and the intersection between the various manifestations of traditional culture around the Midwest and across the country.REUTERS
