The tribe has a custom of complete nudity.

The Yawalapiti are one of 14 tribes living in the Xingu National Park area of ​​Brazil. According to 2011 statistics, the tribe's population was only 156 people. The most unique aspect of this tribe is that, according to ancient traditions, they may go completely nude.

Today, men use pieces of cloth to cover their fronts, while women still wear nothing but a few "symbolic" pieces of cloth wrapped around their shoulders. Let's take a look at what is considered the strangest tribe on Earth through the photos below:

The traditional attire for men is called xono, which is simply a small piece of cloth to cover the front. They also adorn themselves with a headdress made of bird feathers and resin. Women, on the other hand, "decorate" themselves with natural paints, go bare-breasted, and wrap a piece of cloth over their shoulders.

The homes of the Yawalapiti people are mostly large huts with one or two small doors.

In addition, Yawalapiti women apply urukum seeds to their skin daily to give it a red color. Urukum is a tree with a trunk about 2.7 meters long, covered with sharp red or green thorns. If you split open the urukum fruit, you will find many small seeds inside. Each seed has a dark orange pigment, and squeezing the urukum seeds and rubbing them on the body or using them as paint is a hobby and tradition of the Yawalapiti people.

The color of Urukum is also known as the color that inspires rituals and brings them in harmony with the land. The Yawalapiti people paint their own shapes and patterns on their bodies using the Urukum fruit.

According to them, the urukum tree is the thread that connects people to the spiritual realm, protecting them from evil and keeping them in a cheerful and relaxed mood.

In daily life, the red pigment of urukum was used as a shield against sunlight and mosquitoes, and was seen as a symbol of health and beauty.

On festive occasions, the Yawalapiti people play the urua bamboo flute – a traditional flute of the tribe.

This man is painting himself with urukum according to traditional custom, in preparation for an upcoming ceremony.

Besides these somewhat "unusual" customs, the tribe is also famous for the Quarup ritual – a ceremony honoring the death of someone important to them.

The ceremony is usually held in August each year and lasts for several days. This year, the Quarup ceremony will be for two people: a Yawalapiti tribal chief and Darcy Ribeiro – a renowned researcher, anthropologist, and politician who has made significant contributions to the development of relations between indigenous American tribes and education in Brazil.

Although Quarup is a festival for the dead, it is also an occasion for the Yawalapiti people to dance joyfully, celebrating life and rebirth. In addition, young women have the opportunity to choose their partners, wearing dazzling jewelry to attract attention. Young men participate in wrestling matches to find a winner, who then has the chance to choose a woman they like best.

Here are some photos depicting the daily life of the Yawalapiti tribe:

Members of the Yawalapiti tribe catch fish—their primary food source—in Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.

The Yawalapiti man uses timbo (a plant poisonous to aquatic species) by dipping it in water so that the toxins spread, paralyzing the fish and making them easier to catch by hand.

While the parents worked, the children played together by the riverbank.

In addition, the children are also taught archery.