Drauzio Varella
Antônio Drauzio Varella (born January 1, 1943 in São Paulo ) is a Brazilian doctor and author.
After studying medicine at the university in his hometown, Varella first specialized in infectious diseases and later in immunology and oncology . From 1986 he appeared in radio programs for young people with contributions on health issues, e.g. B. about AIDS, on and later on TV. From 1989 to 2001 he volunteered at Carandiru Prison in AIDS prevention . His book Estação Carandiru (German: Station Carandiru ) describes his experiences and the appalling prison conditions . It was awarded the Prêmio Jabuti in 2000 and was filmed in 2002 by Héctor Babenco with Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos in the role of Varellas. In 2009 there was a report on Varella's participation in a research project of the Universidade Paulista, which aims to track down herbal active ingredients for cancer therapy in the rich flora of the Brazilian rainforest.
Varella is often associated with the following bon mot , which actually does not come from him:
“In today's world, five times more is invested in drugs for male potency and silicone for women than in curing Alzheimer's patients. As a result, in a couple of years we will have old women with big tits and old men with hard penises, but none of them can remember what that is good for. "
On February 25, 2009, Varella made it clear in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo that he had nothing to do with this statement .
Fonts
- AIDS Hoje. with Antonio Fernando Varella and Narciso Escaleira.
- Estação Carandiru. Companhia das Letras, 1999
- Macacos. Publifolha
- Nas ruas do Brás. Companhia das Letrinhas
- De braços para o alto. Companhia das Letrinhas
- Florestas do Rio Negro. with Alexandre Adalardo de Oliveira and Douglas C. Daly
- Maré - Vida na Favela.
- Casa das Palavras . with Paola Berenstein, Ivaldo Bertazzo and Pedro Seiblitz.
- Por at fio. Companhia das Letras, 2004.
None of his works has yet been translated into German.
Web links
- Literature by and about Drauzio Varella in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Website Drauzio Varella (Portuguese)
- In Amazon, a frustrated search for cancer cures. Interview with Varella. ( online )
Individual evidence
- ^ Prêmio 2000 . In: Prêmio Jabuti . 2010 ( com.br [accessed March 31, 2018]). com.br ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Rafael Capanema: "Escritores consagrados repudiam falsos textos que circulam na rede." Folha de S. Paulo February 25, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Varella, Drauzio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Varella, Antônio Drauzio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian doctor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo |