Luciano Dutra, born in Brazil, graduated with a BA in Icelandic as a second language (major) and Translation Studies (minor) from Háskóli Íslands, where he is also taking a MA in Translation Studies. A resident of Iceland since 2013 and before that from 2002 to 2008, he established Sagarana editora forlag in Reykjavík in 2014 focusing on publishing literature in translation both in Iceland and in Brazil. Authors published by Sagarana forlag include so far Valter Hugo Mãe, Francesca Cricelli, Karl Ove Knausgård, Vitor Ramil and Josefine Klougart. Luciano also runs since 2016 the Facebook page „Um poema nórdico ao dia“, where he translates and publishes poems from all Nordic countries translated into Portuguese. His translation of Rökkurbýsnir/From the Mouth of the Whale by Sjón was one of the 10 finalists of the Jabuti Award (in the category Translation) 2018, and was awarded the 2nd prize for translated fiction books published in 2017 by the National Library of Brazil. Accredited as a sworn translator from Icelandic to Portuguese since 2007.Luciano Dutra has received Orðstír, the honorary award for translations of Icelandic literature to a foreign language. 2002-2007 BA in Icelandic as a second language (major) and Translation studies at University of Iceland 2012 Swedish studies at Folkuniversitet, Stockholm 2014 Summer course in Faroese at Fróðskaparsetrið, Tó 2014– MA in Translation Studies (dissertation pending)