Children from the Bare tribe play on the Negro river in the Cartucho communityPhotograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersA man from the Yanomami tribe waits to be operated on by doctors Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersA boy holds his dog in Santa Isabel do Rio NegroPhotograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
A doctor performs surgery on a man from the Yanomami tribe Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersA man from the Yanomami tribe reacts as doctors operate on him Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersA woman with traditional piercings breastfeeds as she awaits medical attention Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersAn indigenous man receives surgical attention Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersA man from the Bare tribe swims with his children on the river Negro Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersChildren fight for fruit donated by the church during a ceremony to celebrate Saint Isabel in Santa Isabel do Rio NegroPhotograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersLocal women sit together after undergoing eye surgeryPhotograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersAfonso rests following the removal of a cancerous tumorPhotograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersMen sit patiently while awaiting surgeryPhotograph: Ricardo Moraes/ReutersA woman from the Yanomami tribe looks pensive before undergoing surgery Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
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