Iauaretê, Brazil - September 2023 - The Salesian Mission in Iauaretê, São Gabriel da Cachoeira District in Amazonia, belonging to the Salesian Province of Brazil-Manaus (BMA), is hosting the First Ethnic Cultural Event for the Indigenous Peoples of the Region. The event is organised by the Coordination of Indigenous Organisations of the Iauaretê District (COIDI). It opened on Sunday 24 September with a Holy Mass celebrated  by the parish priest, Fr Wellington Batista de Abreu, SDB, and concelebrated by the parish priest of Piraquara, Colombia, and the parish administrator of Monfort, Colombia. Various indigenous delegations from the region and Colombia are attending the event, which includes sports, indigenous games, conversation groups and cultural evenings.