Leandro Sarmatz is a Brazilian writer and journalist. He was born in

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and now lives in

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. He studied at PUC-RS. Sarmatz was an editor at the publishing house

Companhia das Letras Companhia das Letras is the largest publishing house in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. It was founded in 1986 by Luiz Schwarcz and his wife, Lilia Moritz Schwarcz. Companhia das Letras began as a literary publishing house and gradually grew into ...

, leaving it in 2016 to establish a new publishing house, Todavia. He is also a columnist and journalist for a number of Brazilian media outlets. He is the author of the play ''Mães e sogras'' (2000), the poetry collection ''Logocausto'' (2009) and the short story collection ''Uma fome'' (2010). He was named by ''

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'' magazine as one of the best young writers in Brazil.

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Brazilian writers Writers from Porto Alegre Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Brazil-writer-stub