"To the Jesuits, Amerindian society was really shocking, " says Marie Coulombe, one of the park's guides.

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Both claim to speak the Zapatists with far more visible authority for the poor of these poor regions, above all the Amerindian poor.

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Congress has approved 47 constitutional changes which, among other things, provide for army reform and recognise special rights for the Amerindian peoples.

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After falling from perhaps 2.5m when the Portuguese arrived, to just 100, 000 in the 1970s, the Amerindian population has now risen to 325, 000.

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It's a colorful, exciting start, followed by the arrival of the Amerindian Dancer, who does dance in time with the music and is beautiful to watch.

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Of those, half must go to very poor students, and black, mixed-race or Amerindian students must be admitted according to their share of the local population.

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Brazil is the product of three cultures Portuguese, African and Amerindian.

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That may reflect an Amerindian tradition of collective decision-making.

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The reason for this is because of the subjects chosen for the study: people from the mountainous area, with brown almond shaped eyes, and other phenotypical features that we identify with Amerindian.

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Even so, Amerindian numbers are now growing again.

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