- Author: José Coiro Author Record # 349823
- Legal Name: Coiro, José Rafael Rosito
- Birthdate: 1933
- Deathdate: 22 August 2007
- Language: Portuguese
- Note: Coiro was a biology professor and SF author who belonged to the first wave of Brazilian SF authors. He began publishing in the early 1970s and published his most recent SF collection, 'O Hidronauta e Outros Contos de Ficção Científica', in 1996. --from sfsite.com