Las Llamadas Festival, Uruguay
Every year in February, Montevideo’s Barrio Sur and Palermo come alive with drummers, street dancers and revellers during the annual Las Llamadas festival parades, part of Montevideo’s month-long carnival.
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Culture
An Eye for an Eye: Cannibalism in the Pacific Islands
The intensity and significance of cannibalism varied greatly across the islands, but it was generally believed that by eating your enemies you would absorb some of their better qualities such as bravery and strength.
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Candomble: Brazil’s African Religion
At night, in the towns and villages dotting the bay of Salvador, people worship an ancient African religion called Candomble.
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People of the Rock: The Lost Tau’t Batu Tribe
The Tau’t Batu, or ‘People of the Rock’ live here and they are the last discovered tribe in the Philippines
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Houses and History of the Hakka Tribe
The Hakka are usually found in the less habitable regions of China and South-East Asia, as with most tribes who have emigrated away from their homelands. Today there are tens of millions of Hakka in the Southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian.
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