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Drauzio Varella

Brazilian doctor, educator, scientist, medical science popularizer in the press and TV, and best-selling author

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    Born 1943
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Updated 2026-08-26

Antônio Drauzio Varella is a Brazilian physician, scientist, writer, and medical science communicator. Varella has often commented publicly on issues such as prison conditions, social welfare, government, literature, medicine, and skepticism, and has frequently debunked pseudoscientific medical claims.Varella received the 2000 Prêmio Jabuti for his book Estação Carandiru.

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Source confidence60.0
Completeness85.0
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