Artists at COP30: Suraras do Tapajós

Hello, listeners! From now on, you will be following another newsletter about the participation of artists from the Brazilian Amazon at COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which took place this November in the city of Belém do Pará.

Today we will highlight the powerful voice of the Suraras do Tapajós, a group of Indigenous women who transformed the climate conference into a stage of resistance and ancestral traditions. The Suraras are the first carimbó group formed entirely by indigenous women. Carimbó is a traditional rhythm from the Brazilian Amazon; the name "surara" means "warrior" in Nheengatu, the original language spoken by the peoples of the Tapajós River delta.

The Suraras symbolize the strength of indigenous women in the struggle to defend their territories and the rainforest. One of the most moving moments of COP30 was the Suraras do Tapajós performance in the Free Zone in downtown Belém. On a memorable night, the group joined forces with singer Lia Sophia, singer Pinduca, and Warilou Band. The performance by these artists was a political manifesto in defense of the Amazon and for the visibility of Indigenous peoples.

The singers of Suraras do Tapajós belong to five ethnic groups: Tupinambá, Borari, Munduruku, Tapajó, and Arapiun. For them, the fight against climate change is inseparable from the defense of their territories, since indigenous women are the first to feel the impacts of climate change.

This was another bulletin from Rádio Nacional da Amazônia in Brazil. This content was produced and edited by journalist Ana Pimenta, with narration by artificial intelligence from the Vidnoz platform.