Background
Da Cunha was born in Belém, and studied zoology at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) of Manaus.
Da Cunha was born in Belém, and studied zoology at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) of Manaus.
Amphisbaena cunhai Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991, a species of worm lizard, is named in his honor.