3 0 ▁years ▁since ▁the ▁Vill as - B ô as ▁brothers ▁( ...) ▁led ▁the ▁expedition ▁known ▁as ▁' B raz il ' s ▁march ▁to ▁the ▁West ' ▁which ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁for ▁colon ization . ▁They ▁were ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁the ▁beauty ▁and ▁cultural ▁rich ness ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁X ingu ▁tribes ▁which ▁they ▁discovered , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁expedition ▁dis band ed ▁they ▁remained ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁j ung le ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁X ingu anos ▁from ▁the ▁land ▁spec ul ators , ▁state ▁sen ators , ▁diam ond ▁prospect ors , ▁skin ▁hun ters , ▁and ▁rub ber ▁gather ers ▁who ▁had ▁followed ▁in ▁their ▁w ake . ▁( ...) ▁That ▁the ▁X ingu ▁tribes ▁continue ▁to ▁exist , ▁in ▁fact ▁to ▁th rive , ▁is ▁due ▁largely ▁to ▁the ▁extreme ▁dedic ation , ▁intelligence , ▁c unning , ▁and ▁physical ▁strength ▁of ▁these ▁brothers . ▁ ▁Personal ▁lives ▁and ▁death s ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁sib lings , ▁the ▁three ▁brothers ▁band ed ▁together ▁in ▁their ▁pione ering ▁work , ▁later ▁supported ▁by ▁their ▁younger ▁brother ▁Al var o . ▁ ▁Or lando ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁When ▁a ▁major ▁chief ▁dies , ▁the ▁X ingu ▁Indians ▁hold ▁a ▁great ▁fun er ary ▁festival ▁( the ▁Ku ar up ) ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁They ▁did ▁this ▁for ▁Or lando ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁white . ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁No