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To: English Football Association
Get the England team to play the Kayapó tribe after the World Cup
England’s world cup team have been challenged to a football game by one of Brazil’s largest and fiercest native Amazonian people, the Kayapó. Let's make it happen!
Why is this important?
The tribe are fighting with the Brazilian government to try and stop the deforestation that is leading to the destruction of the Rainforest, the place they have called home for many many years. If we could make this happen, it would help hugely to draw attention to the pressing matter of Amazonian Rainforest destruction and to help to conserve the rich cultures of the native Amazonian people that protect the land.
In an open letter to the England Manager, Roy Hodgson, the Kayapó leader (Chief Megarón) said:
"We live beside the Xingu River in the eastern part of the Amazonian rainforest. Our village is very traditional and we still live as our forefathers, so this would be a great opportunity for you to see how we live"
In an open letter to the England Manager, Roy Hodgson, the Kayapó leader (Chief Megarón) said:
"We live beside the Xingu River in the eastern part of the Amazonian rainforest. Our village is very traditional and we still live as our forefathers, so this would be a great opportunity for you to see how we live"
