Luis Fernando Verissimo

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Luís Fernando Verissimo
Luís Fernando Verissimo in 2003
Born	(1936-09-26) September 26, 1936 (age 88) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Genre	Humor
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Luís Fernando Verissimo (Porto Alegre, September 26, 1936) is a Brazilian writer. Verissimo is the son of Brazilian writer Erico Verissimo and lived with his father in the United States during his childhood. Best known for his crônicas and texts of humor, more precisely satire of manners, published daily in several Brazilian newspapers, Verissimo is also a cartoonist, translator, and television writer, playwright and novelist. He has also been advertising and newspaper copy desk. He is also a musician, having played saxophone in a few sets. With over 60 published titles, is one of the most popular contemporary Brazilian writers.