Altair Teixeira Martins (born 1975) is a Brazilian writer. He was born in

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...

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. He studied at

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (, UFRGS) is a Brazilian Public university, public National university, federal research university based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. UFRGS is among the largest and highest-rated universities ...

(UFRGS). His debut title, published when he was 24, was a short story collection titled ''Como se moesse ferro'' (1999). He published his second book of short stories ''Se chovessem Pássaros'' in 2003. His debut novel ''A parede no escuro'' (2008) - originally his master's dissertation at UFRGS - won the

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. His next book, a short story collection called ''Enquanto água'' (2012), won the

Moacyr Scliar Moacyr Jaime Scliar (March 23, 1937February 27, 2011) was a Brazilian writer and physician. Most of his writing centers on issues of Jewish identity in the Diaspora and particularly on being Jewish in Brazil. Scliar is best known outside Brazil ...

Prize. His 2014 novel ''Terra Avulsa'' was again part of his PhD thesis at UFRGS. He published a road novel titled ''Os donos do inverno'' in 2019. Martins has also written plays. He has taught at

PUCRS The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (, PUCRS) is a private non-profit Catholic university. With campuses in the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre and Viamão, it is the largest private university of the state of Rio Grande do Su ...

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