Payayá Indigenous. Active in the Payayá Indigenous Associative Movement (MAIP), dedicated to Indigenous education and to historical and geographical research related to Indigenous peoples in Bahia. Geographer with a Ph.D. in Geography from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Professor in the General Core of the School of Applied Sciences (FCA) at UNICAMP, working in the Intercultural Training Program for Students Admitted through the Indigenous Entrance Exam (PROFIIVI).