Daniel Munduruku

Daniel Munduruku (Belém do Pará, February 28, 1964) is a Brazilian writer and educator.

His children's books deal about traditional indigenous life and tales and have been awarded several prizes.

He has a master's degree in Social Anthropology and a doctorate in education by the University of São Paulo.

[2] Besides being a writer, he worked as a teacher and is involved in many organizations that strive for the culture and literature of the indigenous people of Brazil.

Munduruku is president of the Instituto Indígena Brasileiro da Propriedade Intellectual (Brazilian Indigenous Institute of Intellectual Property), director of the Instituto Uk'a – A Casa dos Saberes Ancestrais (Uk'a Institute – The House of Ancient Knowledge) and president of the Academy of Letters of Lorena.