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Valter do Rego Valença (born September 24, 1947) is a Professional Mechanical Engineer, Writer, and poet. Born in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, Valter immigrated to the United States in 1967. In 1969 he married Linda Leigh Schmidt, and together they had two children, David Anthony Valenca, and the late, Cristina Leigh Valenca (Miller). In 1988 Valter became an American citizen, registered as Valter Dorego Valenca. Valter has published two books. His first book was published by Authorhouse in 2005 entitled "Living in God's Battlefield! How Will I Survive?" His second book was published by WestBow Press in 2014 entitled "In Jesus Sleeping Quarters: A Father's Journey Through His Daughter's Illness" Valter has written several poetry in English and in Portuguese, his native language. Among them are "O Jangadeiro," written in early 1967 with the music by his cousin Manuel do Rego Valença, and "Alegre O Seu Coração," written in the late 1980's, with the music by his father Itamar do Rego Valença. O Jangadeiro" entered the "Festival of Brazilian Popular Music" in 1967, a competition that drew entrances from the entire country.