PALMAS, Brazil (AP) — The first World Indigenous Games closed Saturday night with a pumping ceremony that brought together nearly 2,000 participants from more than two dozen countries for a monumental extravaganza. Nothing quite like it had ever rolled into Palmas, a sunbaked outpost in the geographical heart of Brazil, and the 5,000-seat arena was … Continue reading
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World Indigenous Games get off to colorful, if rocky, start
PALMAS, Brazil (AP) — The first World Indigenous Games got off to a rocky start Friday as the opening ceremony’s colorful parade of native peoples was marred by technical hitches and a noisy protest against the Brazilian government. Billed as indigenous peoples’ answer to the Olympics, the nine-day event has drawn around 2,000 native people … Continue reading