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Natives wait for the start of the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524507446 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524506946 )

Natives wait for the start of the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524507449 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524506381 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524506319 )

A native sings during the sacred fire ceremony, on the eve of the official opening ceremony of the first International Games of Indigenous Peoples in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 8, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524475621 )

Brazilian natives attend the sacred fire ceremony, on the eve of the official opening ceremony of the first International Games of Indigenous Peoples in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 8, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524475548 )

Brazilian natives attend the sacred fire ceremony, on the eve of the official opening ceremony of the first International Games of Indigenous Peoples in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November, 8, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524475309 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524506458 )

Peruvian natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524506343 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524506483 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524507304 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524514740 )

Indigenous children play before the start of the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524507011 )

An indigenous boy waits for the start of the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524507489 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524507270 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524507045 )

Natives parade during the opening ceremony of the International Games of Indigenous Peoples, in Cuiaba, state of Mato Grosso, on November 9, 2013. 48 Brazilian ethnic groups and indigenous representatives from 16 countries are taking part in the event which runs until November 16. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524506615 )

Participants in the XII Indigenous People Games practice for a demonstration after the opening ceremony in Cuiaba, Matto Grosso state, Brazil, on November 9, 2013. 1500 natives from 49 Brazilian ethnic groups and from another 17 countries are gathering in Cuiaba until November 16 to compete in some 30 athletic disciplines, many of them their own. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON ( 524527298 )