Culture and History of the Matto Grosso
The vast territory of the Matto Grosso is home to indigenous tribes, wildlife, different ecosystems, tales of mystery and lost explorations
Ancient Lost Civilizations - Dead Horse Camp
Maps and photograph of rainforest area where Colonel Fawcett disappeared in 1925, plus Hugh McCarthy's expedition to find the lost city,
Maps and photograph of rainforest area where Colonel Fawcett disappeared in 1925, plus Hugh McCarthy's expedition to find the lost city,
Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett
Discussion about the possibility that Colonel Fawcett was not killed by Indians on his search for Atlanteans in the Matto Grosso, but was alive and held captive.
Discussion about the possibility that Colonel Fawcett was not killed by Indians on his search for Atlanteans in the Matto Grosso, but was alive and held captive.
Kayapo Indians
Description, links and resources about this highly evolved, in ecological terms, native tribe.
Description, links and resources about this highly evolved, in ecological terms, native tribe.
Max Schmidt
Account of the German ethnologist, head of the South American section of the Ethnographic Museum of Berlin who studied the Matto Grosso and the Guarani and later moved to Paraguay.
Account of the German ethnologist, head of the South American section of the Ethnographic Museum of Berlin who studied the Matto Grosso and the Guarani and later moved to Paraguay.
Mbaya Indians
The Guaycurü Indians used to prey on the peaceful Guarani Indians who named them "Mbaya," or bad.
The Guaycurü Indians used to prey on the peaceful Guarani Indians who named them "Mbaya," or bad.
South America: In Search of Manoa
Account of Colonel Percy Fawcett’s expedition deep into the heart of the Brazilian Amazon jungle in 1925, in search of ancient Atlantean cities.
Account of Colonel Percy Fawcett’s expedition deep into the heart of the Brazilian Amazon jungle in 1925, in search of ancient Atlantean cities.
The Mystery of Matto Grosso
BAckground supporting Colonel Percy Fawcett's search for a lost city.
BAckground supporting Colonel Percy Fawcett's search for a lost city.
The Natterer Collection
Johann Natterer's Brazilian Collection in the Museum of Ethnology of Vienna is the result of years (1817-1835) spent studying the flora, fauna and indigenous peoples, primarily in the Matto Grosso.
Johann Natterer's Brazilian Collection in the Museum of Ethnology of Vienna is the result of years (1817-1835) spent studying the flora, fauna and indigenous peoples, primarily in the Matto Grosso.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Theodore Roosevelt's biographical account of hunting, camping and “zoogeographical reconnoissance” with his son Kermit.
Theodore Roosevelt's biographical account of hunting, camping and “zoogeographical reconnoissance” with his son Kermit.