Sebastião Tapajós was born on April 16, 1943 in Santarém, Pará, Brazil as Sebastião Tapajós Pena Marcião. He is known for his work on A Força do Xangô (1977), Marajó, Barreira do Mar (1967) and Lendas Amazônicas (1998). He was married to Tanya Maria Souza de Figueiredo Marcião. He died on October 2, 2021 in Santarém, Para, Brazil.