Moacyr Jaime Scliar, a Brazilian writer and physician, was born in the Jewish quarter of Porto Alegre, in the Southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in 1937. He qualified in Medicine in 1962 and specialized in Public Health Medicine. In 1962, his first book "Stories of a Doctor in Formation" was published, although, later, after the printing, the writer regretted publishing it so soon in his life. Wikipedia
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