Pedro Bloch was a famous Brazilian writer. His family imigrated to Brazil at the beginning of the twentieth century. He is famous for his plays, such as "Dona Xepa" and "Mãos de Eurídice". Also, he wrote more than a hundred books, one of which is "Pai, me compra um amigo?" Bloch was a musician, a playwriter, and a physician; he had been a member of the National Faculty of Medicine since 1937. Wikipedia
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