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The brownish beverage is produced only once a year and the ayahuasca ritual is performed once a month. The Huni Kuin indigenous people benefit from the ayahuasca boom in the country, which has long since spread to several Brazilian cities. At the Santo Daime Church in Rio de Janeiro, the substance is the main element of religious ceremonies. At the same time, researchers are also discovering the medicinal effects of ayahuasca. Since 2006, neurologist Dráulio Araújo has been researching brain activity after consumption of the substance. #dwdocumentary #ayahuascaceremony www.dw.com/brasil www.twitter.com/dw_brasil www.instagram.com/dw.brasil www.facebook.com/dw.brasil