Jaider Esbell (Normandia, 1979 – São Paulo, November 2, 2021) was a Brazilian writer, artist, art educator, curator, geographer, and indigenous rights activist.
In 2010, he won a scholarship from the National Arts Foundation (Funarte) to write his first book, Terreiro de Makunaima – Myths, Legends and Stories in Experiences, which was published in 2012.
[6] Jaider Esbell played a key role in the movement for institutional acknowledgement of indigenous art, alongside such artists as Denilson Baniwa [pt] and Isael Maxakali.
[5][7] And in 2013, when he organised the I Meeting of All Peoples (I Encontro de Todos os Povos), he became the central figure in the consolidation of contemporary indigenous art in Brazil, acting as an artist, curator, writer, educator, activist and cultural producer.
[2] In his paintings, texts and installations,[2] he sought to popularise the history and traditions of the indigenous peoples through contemporary art and preserve the ancestral cultural heritage which is being lost due to violence, discrimination and threats to landowning.