Just as Brazil and Nigeria lie Geographically parallel to each other along the Atlantic, the fates of their seem sealed in a similar fashion. The Yanornami of Brazil and the Ogonis of Nigeria are both victims of humankind's inexorable march towards 'progress'. If one has been slaughtered to satisfy the lust for gold, the other has been sacrificed for the sake of petro-dollars; both are fighting for their age-old rights over their natural resources