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AQ Top 5 Latin American Academics: Artur Avila

By Stephen Kurczy

The 37-year-old mathematician became the first Latin American to win the prestigious Fields Medal in 2014.

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“I can’t talk right now” Brazilian mathematician Artur Avila murmured into the phone. “I’m in Brasília to carry the Olympic torch.” When AQ contacted him the next day, he warned the conversation would have to be short because he was running late for the screening of a new documentary about himself.

Seems like everyone has wanted a piece of Avila since 2014, when he became the first Latin American to win the...

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