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Anderson Bigode Herzer (b.

São Paulo, state of São Paulo, Brazil), was a counter culture writer and poet

.

Life and times

Herzer was a

transsexual man, ex-intern of FEBEM or Fundação Estadual para o Bem Estar do Menor (a State institution for the protection of minors) whose life and verses were published in a book titled A queda para o alto, which could be translated into English as 'descending upwards.' This book, in turn, served as the basis for the Brazilian film production Vera, directed by Sérgio Toledo Segall (better known as Sérgio Toledo).^[1]

Herzer was named Sandra at birth. He was four years old when his father was killed, and his mother, a prostitute at that time, felt unable to take care of him, therefore turning young Herzer in to FEBEM. Sometime soon after that, his mother died.

Although Herzer considered himself to be a

street drugs and consuming alcohol

.

Herzer was institutionalized in FEBEM when he was fourteen years old. At that time he adopted the name Anderson Bigode Herzer (Anderson being a common male first name in Brazil; although bigode is an unusual nickname, meaning mustache). He remained under the State's tutelage until seventeen years of age. At that time Eduardo Suplicy, a renowned member of parliament (deputado in Portuguese), touched by his poems and difficult life, acted as his protégé and gave him an internship in his cabinet.^[2]

Premature death

In spite of the support received, Herzer felt profoundly traumatized and decided to commit suicide by jumping off the Viaduto 23 de Maio, a viaduct located in the downtown area of the city of São Paulo. He died from the injuries soon after receiving first aid.^[3]

==Film about Anderson Bigode Herzer Vera is a Brazilian film written and directed by Sérgio Toledo in 1987, based on the short and troubled life of Anderson Bigode Herzer.

References

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[1] O suicídio em poetas jovens, como Sandra (Anderson) Herzer, vulgo Bigode by José Carlos A. Brito (in Portuguese).

[2] O Direito Inalienável a Uma Renda Básica no Século XXI por Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy. Speech, Porto Alegre, Brazil, World Social Forum, 2001 (in Portuguese)

[3] Jornal do Brasil: A queda para o alto. www.senado.gov.br - 2006 (in Portuguese)

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 In spite of the support received, Herzer felt profoundly traumatized and decided to commit [[suicide]] by jumping off the ''Viaduto 23 de Maio'', a viaduct located in the downtown area of the city of [[São Paulo|São Paulo]]. He died from the injuries soon after receiving [[first aid]].<ref> [http://www.senado.gov.br/eduardosuplicy/noticia.asp?data=26/12/2006&codigo=17207 Jornal do Brasil: A queda para o alto. www.senado.gov.br - 2006 (in Portuguese)]</ref>
+==Film about Anderson Bigode Herzer
+'''''[[Vera (film)|Vera]]''''' is a [[Brazil]]ian [[film]] written and directed by [[Sérgio Toledo]] in 1987, based on the short and troubled life of [[Anderson Bigode Herzer]].
 == See also ==