We are heading into the Amazon to explore the rainforest and see how human beings have changed the shape and size of the Amazon rainforest. I am very excited about what the day will bring.

“It is fascinating to see how they are trying to preserve their land. I think there are lots of lessons and experiences to be learned from this - like living with nature. It would be a shame if that knowledge were to be lost.

We have been having a quite eventful day...spending time on the river to get from one village to the next. It´s been really inspiring to see how friendly and welcoming the villagers were to us.

It was an overwhelming experience to be immersed in the Amazon rainforest. From meeting the chiefs to eating lunch together, jumping into the Xingu River, seeing caimans and falling asleep surrounded by the sounds of the rainforest. .

“The white man, he doesn’t have any idea why he is destroying the forest, right? He is destroying the forest to plant soybeans, to plant corn, to make money. But he doesn’t look at nature, doesn’t see the future.” – Chief Megaron Txucaramae