So Mr. Franciscato pleaded with villagers in the area to avoid close contact with the tribesmen at all cost. “‘The problem is I’m all alone, I don’t have a team and I need people,’” Ms. Cardozo said he had told her recently. Ms. Cardozo said Mr. Franciscato was tireless as he studied the tribes from a distance. “He made a note of every single thing,” Ms. Cardozo said. “He dedicated more than 30 years to the protection of isolated Indigenous people,” Mr. Xavier said in a video message.

Source: New York Times September 11, 2020 22:02 UTC