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Luciano Huck criticised over request to 'clean up' Indigenous culture — Level A1 — a man in a red and white boat on a river

Luciano Huck criticised over request to 'clean up' Indigenous cultureCEFR A1

20 Dec 2025

Adapted from Global Voices Brazil, Global Voices CC BY 3.0

Photo by gustavo nacht, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
75 words
  • Luciano Huck filmed a show in an Indigenous park in August.
  • He recorded a program with local people and visitors.
  • A behind-the-scenes video was posted on Instagram later.
  • The clip shows people taking photos and using phones.
  • Huck shouted "Cell phone!" and asked people to move.
  • He told some people to "clean up your culture".
  • An Indigenous man translated the message to his group.
  • Indigenous organisations said phones are a right and fine.

Difficult words

  • indigenousFrom the first people of a place
  • filmTo make a movie or video
    filmed
  • behind-the-scenesActions done out of public view
  • shoutTo speak loudly with a strong voice
    shouted
  • translateTo change words into another language
    translated
  • organisationA group of people with a shared purpose
    organisations
  • phoneA tool to call or send messages
    phones

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Discussion questions

  • Do you use a phone when you visit parks?
  • Do you take photos when you visit new places?
  • Would you move if someone asked you to move during filming?

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