How a runway show in Brazil used clothes to highlight indigenous culture

Indigenous woman Luana Melgueiro Da Silva, of the Bare tribe, poses for a photo during a fashion event in Manau. Photo: AFP

Proudly donning majestic feathered headdresses, models sing an ode to the rain while a makeup artist draws geometric patterns on their faces, arms and thighs in preparation for Brazil's first-ever indigenous fashion show.

"It is a feeling of happiness and pride," 19-year-old model Moan Munduruku said, ahead of his turn on the runway in Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon.