title: Gloria Arieira
text: # Gloria Arieira
  
  Gloria Arieira (also known as Brahmacharini Gloria Arieira) is a Brazilian Sanskrit scholar and Vedanta teacher. She was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 2020. She founded Vidya Mandir Centro de Estudos de Vedanta e Sânscrito in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil which teaches Advaita Vedanta and Sanskrit in Portuguese language.
  
  