Mario Sergio Cortella

Mario Sergio Cortella
Born	(1954-03-05) 5 March 1954 (age 70) Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
Academic background
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
Doctoral advisor	Paulo Freire
Other advisors	Moacir Gadotti [pt]
Academic work
Discipline	Education philosophy
Institutions	Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo

Mario Sergio Cortella (born March 5, 1954) is a Brazilian philosopher, writer, educator and speaker most known for putting into the public sphere and helping popularize in questions related to philosophy in Brazilian contemporary society. He is also known as a prominent educator. Having studied with Paulo Freire, Cortella applied Freire's approach to education while he was secretary of education of São Paulo city during the '90s. He is professor of theological philosophy at PUC-SP.