Samuel Isaac Benchimol (July 13, 1923 – July 5, 2002) was a Brazilian economist, scientist, and professor of Moroccan-Jewish descent. He was also one of the leading experts on the Amazon region. He was assigned to the Amazonian Academy of Literature, Professor Emeritus at the

Federal University of Amazonas The Federal University of Amazonas ( pt, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, UFAM) is a public university located in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. It is the oldest university in Brazil and one of the largest universities in the northern region of Br ...

(where he taught for more than 50 years), researcher at the FEA, community leader president of the Commitê Israelita do Amazonas (Amazon Jewish committee) and entrepreneur founding member of the group

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and Fogás.

Publications

* Benchimol, S. (1958). ''O Banco do Brasil na economia do Amazonas''. Rio de Janeiro: Superintendência do Plano da Valorização Econômica da Amazônia (SPVEA). * Benchimol, S. (1965). ''O cearense na Amazônia: inquérito antropogeográfico sobre um tipo de imigrante'' (2 ed.). Rio de Janeiro: SPVEA Seção de Documentação e Relações Públicas. * Benchimol, S. (1965). ''Pólos de crescimento e desenvolvimento econômico''. Manaus. * Benchimol, S. (1966). ''Estrutura geo-social e econômica da Amazônia''. Manaus: Govêrno do Estado do Amazonas. * Benchimol, S. (1968). ''Política e estratégia na grande Amazônia brasileira''. Belém: Estante Universitária. * Benchimol, S. (1977). ''Amazônia, um pouco-antes e além-depois (Coleção Amazoniana, 1)''. Manaus: Editora U. Calderaro. * Benchimol, S. (1983). ''Cartas do primeiro Governador da Capitania de São José do Rio Negro, Joaquim de Mello e Póvoas, 1758–1761. (Memória geosocial e histórica do Amazonas)''. Manaus: Univ. do Amazonas, Comissão de Documentação e Estudos da Amazônia. * Benchimol, S. (1999). ''Amazônia: formação social e cultural''. Manaus: Valer Editora.

References

1923 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Sephardi Jews Brazilian Sephardi Jews Brazilian people of Moroccan-Jewish descent People from Manaus Brazilian economists Miami University alumni Amazonian Jews {{Brazil-economist-stub