Moacyr Scliar was born on March 23, 1937 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil as Moacyr Jaime Scliar. He was a writer, known for Sonhos Tropicais (2001), Caminho dos Sonhos (1998) and Cego e Amigo Gedeão à Beira da Estrada (2002). He was married to Judith Vivien Oliven. He died on February 27, 2011 in Porto Alegre.