BRAZIL: The Grandson
A popular sensation during the booming 1920s was Colonel Percy Fawcett, English explorer who, with his son Jack, tried to find "the Lost Atlantis" in the Brazilian wilderness. They disappeared. Recently Brazilian reporter Edmar Morel returned to civilization with a ghost-pale savage named Dulipé, who he claimed was Jack Fawcett's son by a Kurikuro Indian woman. Last week a picture of Morel and Dulipé (see cut) reached the U.S. As photographed, Dulipé has all the characteristics of an albino, a not uncommon freak among South American Indians.
...
To read the entire article, you must be a TIME subscriber. Already registered? Sign in below
Current print subscribers to register
Subscribe now to get TIME All Access
Email, Password or Region is incorrect
A required form parameter was missing.
The System is currently down. Please try again in a few minutes.
Email Address is invalid
Password is blank
Most Popular »
- Foo Fighters and Adele Win Big at Grammys
- 2012 Grammys Red Carpet: Six OMG Fashion Moments
- The Best and Worst of the 2012 Grammys
- The Greeks Pass Austerity But Are They Being Priced Out of Their Lives?
- The Voice: Whitney Houston (1963-2012)
- It's Official: Linsanity Is for Real
- Deodorizing Denim: Scratch and Sniff Men's Jeans Debut in Canada
- Eat like an Italian
- Why American Kids Are Brats
- Whitney Houston: A Life in Photos
- The Upside Of Being An Introvert (And Why Extroverts Are Overrated)
- Foo Fighters and Adele Win Big at Grammys
- Warren Buffett Is on a Radical Track
- Eat like an Italian
- Sentencing Spain's 'Superjudge': Why Baltasar Garzón Is Being Punished
- Argentina and Britain's Unfinished War: Hate E-Mail, Harassing Calls and Prince William
- Between Lots of Rocks and Hard Places: Greece's Bad Options
- Friends With Benefits
- Can China Successfully Educate Its Future Workforce?
- In Greece, the Growing Shadow of the Dreaded Drachma




