Yeda Pessoa de Castro

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Yeda Pessoa de Castro is a Brazilian ethnolinguist. With a Phd. in African Languages at the National University of Zaire, she is a Technical Consultant in African Languages for the Museu da Língua Portuguesa at the Estação da Luz in São Paulo, a Member of the Academia de Letras da Bahia and of the ANPOLL's GT de Literatura Oral e Popular. Also is a Permanent Member of the Brazilian Scientific Committee of the Project "Slave Route" by UNESCO .

Biography

Retired as a teacher from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) is currently a Technical Advisor and Professor at the University of the State of Bahia (UNEB), with the Post-Graduation Program for Languages Studies - PPGEL , where she teaches African languages and cultures in Brazil. Also is Director and founder of the GEAALC - Studies Group of African and Afro-Brazilian Languages and Cultures.

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