Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna was born on March 27, 1937 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a writer, known for Ele, o Boto (1987), Ponto da poesia (2011) and Carlos Drummond de Andrade - A Partilha da Poesia (1997). He was married to Marina Colassanti. He died on March 4, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.