Mehinako Indigenous People, Xingu, Amazon rain forest, Brazil Body painting adornments


The Mehinako or Mehináku are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live in the Indigenous Park of the Xingu, located around the headwaters of the Xingu River in Mato Grosso. They currently reside in area around the Tuatuari and Kurisevo Rivers. The Mehinako are also known as the Meinaco, Meinacu, Meinaku, Mehináku, Mahinaku, Mehinaco, and Minaco people.


Size: 2437px × 3559px
Location: Indigenous Park of the Xingu Mato Grosso State Amazon Brazil
Photo credit: © Ana Paula Oliveira / BrazilPhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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