http://acontecenolali.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/aryon-rodrigues-recebe-maior-honraria-academica-da-unb/ This news is not brand new, but I only just learned of it today. A well-deserved honor for Prof. Dr. Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues, one of the founders of the University of Brasilia and perhaps the world's greatest authority on Amazonian languages. Dan Everett