Video: See the First Aerial Footage of an Uncontacted Amazonian Tribe

In the rainforest along the border between Brazil and Peru, an indigenous tribe is ignoring the 21st century and living life the old-fashioned way. Experts believe this "uncontacted tribe" has had no direct contact with mainstream society, but the Brazilian government has known about the tribe for 20 years and routinely flies above the settlement to check on the inhabitants' well-being. NOw, the BBC has released the first ever video footage of this tribe, which had previously only been seen in photographs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lWVVFHzuLE The footage was filmed in cooperation with the Brazilian government, and was featured on the BBC's Human Planet series. It was shot in the summer of 2010 along the Peru-Brazil border using a zoom lens that allowed the crew to film from more than a half-mile away. The Brazilian government flies over the settlements once a year to check on the tribe. As José Carlos Meirelles, the ...