Prince William concluded his historic five-day tour of Brazil on Friday, November 7. Leaving the hotel en route to his latest engagement in Belem, the prince stopped his convoy to take an impromptu walk with locals who were heard shouting “William, William.”
This spontaneous moment of connection set the stage for a poignant conclusion to his historic visit to Brazil, which he closed with a deeply symbolic meeting with indigenous leaders at one of the Amazon’s most historic institutions.
The heir to the throne met with indigenous leaders at the Emilio Goeldi Museum in Belém, strengthening his environmental advocacy days after his speech at the COP30 climate summit.
The president of the National Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, Joenia Wapichana, warmly welcomed the prince and guided him 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, in which he declared that the world was “moving dangerously close to disaster” and called for “urgent and coordinated action.”
He urged world leaders to launch “coordinated action” by championing the “power of urgent optimism” and praised indigenous communities as critical climate leaders, whose rights and knowledge constitute a “practical climate solution.”
