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Brazil: ‘Loneliest man in the World’, the last of his tribe, is dead now!

The ‘loneliest man in the world’ was recently found dead in the Tanaru indigenous region in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. If you are wondering what made him the loneliest man in the world, read on. Well, the man (name unknown) was the last remaining member of an uncontacted indigenous tribe in Brazil. He was living in complete isolation for the past 26 years in a hut.

It was on August 23 that during a routine patrol, a Funai agent Altair José Algayer found his body lying on a hammock outside a hut made of straw. The agent said that it was a natural death and no signs of violence were found. The estimated age of the man was 60.

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