Prince William concluded his historic five-day tour of Brazil on Friday, November 7. Leaving the hotel on his way to his final engagement in Belem, Prince stopped his convoy for an impromptu ride with locals who were heard shouting “William, William.”
This spontaneous moment of connection set the stage for a moving conclusion to his historic visit to Brazil, which concluded with a deeply symbolic meeting with indigenous leaders at one of the most historic institutions in the Amazon.
The heir to the throne met with indigenous leaders at the Emilio Goeldi Museum in Belem, strengthening his environmental defense days after his speech at the COP30 climate summit.
The president of the National Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, Joenia Wapichana, gave a warm welcome and guided the Prince through the museum’s tropical gardens.
“You are the guardians and protectors that we must all support,” Prince William told the group.
The central theme of his visit to Brazil was summed up in his speech at COP30, where he stated that the world is “dangerously close to disaster” and called for “urgent and coordinated action.”
He urged world leaders to initiate “coordinated action” that champions the “power of urgent optimism” and praised indigenous communities as vital climate leaders, whose rights and knowledge are a “practical climate solution.”
