Darcy Ribeiro was born on October 26, 1922 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Uirá, Um Índio em Busca de Deus (1973), Terra dos Índios (1979) and Glauber o Filme, Labirinto do Brasil (2003). He died on February 17, 1997 in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.