Pedra Branca City Hall holds Olympics for the Wajãpi Peoples – News of Brazil
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The event will bring together 150 athletes in disciplines such as archery, trunk running, açaí tree climbing and football
Between the 24th and 26th of November, the municipality of Pedra Branca do Amapari will be holding the first edition of the Olympics for the Wajãpi people in their ancestral Pajé Maracá Stadium, located 300 kilometers from the capital Macapá. The event promises to be a dive into the rich culture, as well as a fierce competition that will highlight the diverse athletic skills of the original peoples.
The Wajãpi Olympics seeks to bring the tradition of the villages through a competition that should bring together 150 athletes distributed in disciplines such as archery, trunk running, climbing the açaí tree and football, offering a unique and authentic experience to the visiting public at the Pajé Maracá Stadium .
See the Official Opening Schedule of the Wajãpi 2023 Olympics
11/24
- 9am – Opening ceremony begins
- 9:15 am – Dances and ritualistic presentations of Wajãpi culture
- 9:40 am – Olympic Torch Ritual (mayor Beth Pelaes and vice-mayor Marcelo Pantoja light the Olympic flame)
- 10am – The mayor of the municipality carries the Olympic torch and hands it over to the chief of the Aramirã village, symbolizing the union between the city and indigenous traditions.
- 10:15 am – Speeches by authorities
- 10:30 am – Speech by the chief of the Aramirã village
- 10:45 am – Protocolary Civic Acts (National Anthem and the Anthem of the municipality of Pedra Branca do Amapari)
- 10:50 am – Official opening statement of the 1st Wajãpi Olympics
- 11am – Closing
11/25
- 8am – Archery
- 11am – Athletics
- 2pm – Log Race
- 5pm – Volleyball
11/26
- 8am – Football (End of sporting activities and the 1st Wajãpi Olympics)
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