adriano's mother was one of the few to survive. today, katikÁ karipunae matriarchal figure of the community, its cultural and spiritual anchor. adriano says she gives him strength and courage to carry on the struggle. what does she think of the repeated invasions of their land. in the past they used to lie in wait, she says. adriano translates her words from karipuna for us. they defended their land with all means available. now things are different, there are laws which the karipuna abide by. she wishes she could say the same for the invaders. the next morning, adriano's brother andrÉ offers to show us where the illegal loggers have been at work. everyone's a little apprehensive, they never know what they might encounter. after well over an hour we reach an opening. at first it doesn't look that bad. but in the forest, we find swathes of devastation. during the dry season, the tree trunks are dragged over to the other side of the river. the illegal logging began here just over six months ago. they estimate that around two thousand trees have been felled