Geraldo Lapenda

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Geraldo Calábria Lapenda (December 6, 1925, in Nazaré da Mata – December 19, 2004, in Recife) was a Brazilian philologist and university professor.^[1]

Lapenda is known for his extensive work on the indigenous languages of South America.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} He spent decades teaching at the Federal University of Pernambuco.^[7]