Brazilian Comics: Brazilian Comic Strips, Brazilian Comics Artists, Brazilian Comics Titles, Comic Book Publishing Companies of Brazil

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Brazilian comic strips, Brazilian comics artists, Brazilian comics titles, Comic book publishing companies of Brazil, Jose Carioca, Monica's Gang, Carlos Zefiro, Monica Teen, Mauricio de Sousa, Combo Rangers, Mike Deodato, Ed Benes, Eddy Barrows, Holy Avenger, Livio Abramo, Joe Bennett, Ivan Reis, Panini Comics, Os Trapalhoes, Roger Cruz, Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira, Blu, Angelo Agostini, Editora JBC, Eduardo Francisco, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, Sergio Cariello, J. Carlos, Tiago Carneiro da Cunha, Marcelo Cassaro, Editora Globo, Beto Carrero, Renato Guedes, Daniel HDR, Trofeu HQ Mix, PopArt Comics, Conrad Editora, Marcio Takara, Al Rio, Erica Awano, Rafael Grampa, Adriana Melo, Ziraldo Alves Pinto, Niquel Nausea, Capitao Brasil, Lourenco Mutarelli, Editora Abril, Frauzio. Excerpt: Monica's Gang (originally titled Turma da Monica in Portuguese) is a popular Brazilian comic book series. The series was created by Mauricio de Sousa, who signs his work as "Mauricio." Plots are centered on the adventures of a group of seven-year-old friends in the fictional neighborhood of "Limoeiro" in Sao Paulo. The neighborhood was inspired by the neighborhood of Cambui, in Campinas and the city of Mogi das Cruzes, where de Sousa lived his childhood. Mauricio began his comic universe in 1959 with a newspaper comic strip titled Bidu, printed on Folha da Manha, the newspaper where Mauricio worked as police reporter. Cebolinha followed in 1960. The character Monica first saw the light of day in 1963. Comic books featuring the characters started appearing: "Bidu" (1960 - cancelled after a few editions), Monica (1970), Cebolinha (1972), and many more. The stories have been translated to several languages and sold in dozens of countries. The series has been running steadily for over forty years, and generated uncountable spin-offs in the realms of...