| Geraldo Lapenda | |
| Birth Name: | Geraldo Calábria Lapenda |
| Birth Date: | December 6, 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Nazaré da Mata |
| Death Date: | December 19, 2004 |
| Death Place: | Recife |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Occupation: | Linguist |
| Workplaces: | Federal University of Pernambuco |
| Main Interests: | Indigenous languages of South America |
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]