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Storytelling is a very significant aspect of Kayapo life and is common way of filling time. It is also a form of entertainment. Mostly, however, it forms part of the rituals that give structure and meaning to the life of the Kayapos. Storytelling is linked with dance rituals and ceremonies and these follow a cycle to do with nature and the changing seasons.

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It is very common that men wear rope in their hair. The rope is a symbol of the cotton rope used by the first Kayapo who arrived from the sky. Also, men have radiating feathers in their hair, these feathers are symbols of the universe.

Many women have a 'v' shape cut out of their hair and have a lot of body ink

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Festivals are an essential to Kayapo culture. Singing, chanting, and dancing are important to Kayapo life. Men and women also sing as they go out on a hunt or work the land. They use a type of rattle or maraca and sticks to beat rhythms.

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The most striking accessory they wear is a light wooden lip disk about two 1/2 inches (six centimeters) in diameter. The disk stretches their lower lip out to produce the Kayapos' extraordinary and very distinctive appearance. The usage of the lip disk is dying out among the younger members who find it uncomfortable to wear.

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Kayapos are skilled hunters. They use blowguns and darts dipped in a type of natural poison called curare, which instantly paralyzes an animal. Fish is the main source of protein in the Kayapos' diet and monkey and turtle are also hunted. Other animals are eaten rarely except during festivals and celebrations.

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Kayapos make beautiful beaded necklaces which incorporate vivid, eye-catching colours. They also hand-make bracelets and earrings using shells or stones and headdresses made from the brightly colored feathers of various Amazonian birds.

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One kayapo tribe institution is going to a boys initiation into the tribe. This is when a boy hits a certain age and is then given his ancestral name. During the ceremony it is required for every boy that has not been given their ancestral name to come and help giving the ceremony.

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Teenage women are prime candidates for marriage in the tribe. The girl usually marries someone that the family has chosen. The mother of the girl who is getting married paints her daughters body with red and black body paint and dress her with colourful clothes. The girl is then expected to marry the person who her family chose and then to have her own children.

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Another kayapo institution is when a child is born from a couple the marriage is then formalised and the father is then allowed to have two or three wives. This is one of their rites of passage where a ceremony is held. The child must attend and is only allowed to be with the father

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When older Kayapo tribes believe a boy has reached a suitable age to start hunting, they begin to hunt and continue to do so as their form of employment until they no longer have the capability or it puts a risk on their health. All men will hunt in their life time if they are part of the Kayapo Tribe.

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One of the main skills a Kayapo child is taught from a young age is to be able to create their own jewellery, weapons and other objects significant to the Kayapo culture. The Kayapos are skilled in preparing and applying intricate designs as body paint. They weave sturdy and flexible hammocks and also make their own canoes as well as fishing and hunting tools such as spears, clubs, blow guns, arrows, and darts.

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Something that a kayapo boy is taught at a young age is how to hunt fish, birds and monkeys. To hunt fish they were taught to shake a plant in the water that is poisonous to fish then wait until they float to the water surface of the water then to spear them.