Indigenous writer and environmental activist Ailton Krenak, bottom center, sits with members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters during his admission ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, April 5, 2024. Krenak is the first Indigenous person to be elected to the academy. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Writer Fernanda Montenegro holds Indigenous writer and environmental activist Ailton Krenak during his admission ceremony at the Brazilian Academy of Letters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Friday, April 5, 2024. Krenak is the first Indigenous person to be elected to the academy. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Indigenous writer and environmental activist Ailton Krenak stands at the Brazilian Academy of Letters during his admission ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, April 5, 2024. Krenak is the first Indigenous person to be elected to the academy. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)