Chaim Kuperman

He was born in the city of Safed, Israel , on 21/03/1915. In 1928 he emigrated to Brazil, settling in Belo Horizonte , together with his mother and stepfather. He worked in a cashmere store owned by his stepfather, and later, as a salesman of religious paintings and soaps. He lived in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where he worked in a car accessories store and an automobile agency. Returned to São Paulo permanently in 1937, where he acquired a confectionery shop. In 1949 he became an employee of the Formosa Stationer's, retiring in 1981. In 1989, he returned to Formosa Stationer's, where he has remained up to the present, occupying the post of manager-director.