Airton Souza

A writer, poet, and professor born in Marabá (Pará), he holds a PhD in Communication, Culture, and Amazonia from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). The author of dozens of books, he won the 2023 Sesc Literature Prize in the Novel category for Autumn of Strange Flesh. His poems were recited at the 33rd plenary session, Amazonias in Concert, in June 2025, which celebrated the network’s fifth anniversary.