Two boys are miraculously found alive after four WEEKS in Brazil's Amazon rain forest
Two young brothers who went missing in the Amazon rainforest for four weeks have miraculously been found alive.
Glauco, seven, and Gleison Ferreira, nine, left their home in the Lago Capanã nature reserve in Brazil's Amazonas state to find small birds on February 18.
After they failed to come home the authorities began a wide search of the rainforest in the country's northwest - but called it off on February 26.
Incredibly, they were found on Tuesday night almost four miles away from home by a tree cutter, who heard one of the boys screaming at the sound of his chainsaw.
The man found the two boys lying on the rainforest floor, hungry and painfully thin, with skin abrasions. They told their parents they had eaten nothing while lost and had survived only by drinking rainwater.
Tearful dad Claudionor Ribeiro Ferreira told TV station Band Jornalismo: 'When I saw my children, I was thrilled.'
He said he was also taken aback by the size of the crowd who came to see his boys' safe arrival.
The tree cutter found the two boys lying on the rainforest floor, both in severe condition.
Glauco and Gleison were then rushed to hospital in nearby Manicoré, where they were treated for severe malnutrition, dehydration and skin abrasions.
Glauco and Gleison were then airlifted yesterday morning to an ICU in regional capital Manaus.
A video tweeted by the Amazon Manaus Post shows the pair being transported on a boat from the remote part of the jungle where they were found.
Arriving at a dock to be put in an ambulance, a hundreds-strong crowd greets them.
The post's caption reads: 'The video shows children being rescued amid commotion and applause in the morning.'
A search party of more than 250 people, which had continued to search for the boys after official efforts ended, celebrated as the boys were stretchered to safety.
The Ferreira family are members of the indigenous Mura ethnic group, with local leaders also adding to search efforts.
Lost during the Amazon's turgid rainy season, the brothers had a hard task moving around, not to mention finding food and clean water.
They won't be fed properly until they gain enough weight to process solids, local media reported.
Brazil is home to almost two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest, which covers much of the country's northwest region.
Last year a crashed pilot lost four stone (25.4kg) during a 36-day stint lost in the Amazon.
Antonio Sena, 36, lost control of his small plane after a mechanical failure shortly after lift-off.
He was finally found by a group of chestnut pickers in the Para region
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