Valter Hugo Mãe is one of the most outstanding contemporary Portuguese authors. His books have been translated into numerous languages. Awarded some of the most important prizes of Lusophone Portugal. He has published, among others: “As doenças do Brasil” [The diseases of Brazil], “A Desumanização” [The dehumanization], “O filho de mil homens” [The son of a thousand men] and “A máquina de fazer espanhóis” [The machine for making Spaniards].