Drauzio Varella

Antônio Drauzio Varella (; born May 3, 1943, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian physician, educator, scientist and medical science popularizer in the press and TV, as well as best-selling author. In addition to medicine, Varella is a public commentator on issues such as prison conditions, social welfare, government, literature and his professed atheism and skepticism, and has frequently debunked pseudoscientific medical claims.

Varella was born in the Brás district of São Paulo to family of Portuguese and Spanish descent and studied medicine at the University of São Paulo. While a student, he was among the founders of preparatory course Sistema Objetivo, where he taught chemistry for several years. The institution was later expanded into Universidade Paulista Varella received the 2000 Prêmio Jabuti for his book ''Estação Carandiru''. Provided by Wikipedia