Susana de Matos Viegas
Susana de Matos Viegas is an anthropologist from the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon, known for her extensive work with the Tupinambá indigenous people of Olivença in southern Bahia, Brazil, since 1997. Her research has been pivotal in identifying and delimiting the boundaries of the Tupinambá land, culminating in a report published in 2009. Recently, she was in the news due to the formal recognition of land rights for the Tupinambá people, following the signing of legislation by Brazil's Minister of Justice, Ricardo Lewandowski, which grants them permanent possession of their ancestral land.
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Susana de Matos Viegas is an anthropologist who worked on the recognition of the indigenous land of Tupinambá de Olivença.
Susana Viegas e a luta pelo reconhecimento da terra indígena Tupinambá de Olivença | Povos indígenas
Portugal· 2026-02-08