the Xingu River is the location of the doomed Whittlesey/Maxwell expedition responsible for discovering evidence of the lost Kothoga tribe and their savage god Mbwun. Xingu is a 2011 Brazilian movie, directed by Brazilian film-maker Cao Hamburger. The movie tells the story of the Villas-Bôas brothers 1943 expedition to the region, which led to the creation of the indigenous reserve twenty years later. The Embraer Xingu is a design of twin-engine airplane manufactured in the 1970s by Brazilian company Embraer. See also Percy Fawcett Aloysius Pendergast Xingu Indigenous Park Xingu peoples References Cowell, Adrian. 1973. The Tribe that Hides from Man. The Bodely Head, London. Original text from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Further reading Heinsdijk, Dammis, and Ricardo Lemos Fróes. Description of Forest-Types on "Terra Firme" between the Rio Tapajós and the Rio Xingú in the Amazon Valley. 1956. Sipes, Ernest "Brazilian Indians: what FUNAI Won't Tell YOU". 2002. Brazilian Indians: What FUNAI Won't Tell You External links Tributaries of the Amazon River Rivers of Mato Grosso Rivers of Pará Rivers of Xingu Indigenous Park