Amílcar Bettega
Amilcar Bettega Barbosa is a Brazilian writer. He was born in São Gabriel in Rio Grande do Sul. He has a PhD in Literature from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University. He is best known for his short story collections O voo da trapezita, Deixe o quarto como está and Os lados do círculo, and the novel Barreira which was shortlisted for the Sao Paulo Literature Prize.