Brazil officially welcomes return of sacred Indigenous cloak from Denmark

Indigenous people stand next to the Tupinamba cloak, a feathered ceremonial cape used in religious rituals, at the Brazil's National Museum in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 11, 2024.

Brazil formally received on Thursday the return from Denmark of an Indigenous cloak made with 4,000 red feathers of the scarlet ibis bird, a sacred mantle that was taken by Europeans during the 17th century colonial era.