Maria Helena de Moura Neves (31 January 1931 – 17 December 2022) was a Brazilian linguist known for her work on language use, especially functional approaches to Portuguese grammar.
[2][3][4] She also conducted research on the history and teaching of grammar.
[5] She was professor emerita at São Paulo State University, and also lectured at Mackenzie Presbyterian University.
[6] In 2022 she received the Ester Sabino Award in the Senior Researcher category.
[7] Moura Neves died of a stroke in Araraquara, São Paulo, on 17 December 2022, at the age of 91.