Peter Hornbostel is an international lawyer, a writer of short stories, and the Artistic Director of a community theatre in Washington, Virginia. He worked for the United States government in Rio de Janeiro and Washington DC from 1963 to 1968 and started his law practice soon after. He has lived in Rio for six years, and has visited Brazil more than 100 times. He has permanent resident status in Brazil and is an honorary member of the Brazilian Air Force. He lives with his wife in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia.