Lynn Mario T Menezes de Souza is a Senior Professor in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of São Paulo. He holds a degree in Linguistics from the University of Reading and a Ph.D. in Communication and Semiotics from Pontifical Catholic University-São Paulo. Lynn Mario T. Menezes de Souzas works in the Graduate Program in Linguistic and Literary Studies in English at USP, and his research focus is transdisciplinary and covers the teaching-learning of languages, literacies, interculturality, and decolonial theories. He publishes widely in his research areas and collaborates with projects in Brazil and abroad (especially with Italy, Norway, Canada, and South Africa). Recent publication: "Conversation with Lynn Mario Menezes de Souza." In: Deumert, A. & Makoni, S. (Eds). From Southern Theory to Decolonizing Sociolinguistics: voices, questions, and alternatives. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters, 2023.