Manuela Carneiro da Cunha
Manuela Carneiro da Cunha | |
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| Born | 1943 Cascais, Portugal |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
| Known for | Studies of indigenous Brazilians |
| Notable work | História dos Índios no Brasil; Enciclopédia da Floresta: o Alto Juruá: práticas e conhecimentos das populações |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Marianno Carneiro da Cunha (d. 1980); (2) Mauro W. B. De Almeida |
| Children | Mateus N. Carneiro da Cunha; Tiago Carneiro da Cunha; Luana C. de Almeida (stepdaughter) |
| Parent(s) | Miklós Ligeti; Fanny Ligeti (b. Schwarz) |
| Awards | Legion d´Honneur (France); Chico Mendes Prize (Brazil); Commander of the National Order of Scientific Merit (Brazil) |
Manuela Carneiro da Cunha (born 1943) is a Portuguese-Brazilian anthropologist, who is known for her studies of indigenous people in Brazil.