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Mauricio de Sousa

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Known For

89 Years Old

Mauricio Araújo de Sousa was born in Santa Isabel on October 27, 1935. His father, Antonio Mauricio de Sousa, is a poet and his mother, Petronilha Araújo de Sousa, also delved into poetry. Mauricio developed an interest in cartooning at a young age, and began to draw posters and illustrations for periodicals. At 17 years of age, he worked for a daily newspaper called Folha da Manhã as a crime reporter. In 1959, Sousa quit that job and began his comic book career, and created "Turma da Mônica" (Monica's Gang). The comics of Mauricio de Sousa have gained international fame, been featured on licensed merchandise, and have even been adapted for movies, television, video games, and even a São Paulo amusement park, the Parque da Mônica ("Monica's Park"). Two other Parque da Mônica facilities were also located in Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro, but they both closed in 2000 and 2005, respectively. From 1970 to 1986, Mauricio's comic books had been published by Editora Abril, until Globo took over in January 1987. His work has been published in many magazines and newspapers since 1959. Since January 2007, the comic book series is published by Panini Comics.

Born

Santa Isabel, SP, Brazil on 27th October 1935

All Credits

Mônica and Friends: Origins Image
Mônica and Friends: Origins
Funcionário da Limpeza
Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree Image
Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree
Mauricio de Sousa
Bios Image
Bios
Self
Monica and Friends: Bonds Image
Monica and Friends: Bonds
Jornaleiro
Monica's Gang in an Adventure in Time Image
Monica's Gang in an Adventure in Time
Bidu/Seu Sousa (voice)
Cine Gibi 5: Luz, Câmera, Ação! Image
Cine Gibi 5: Luz, Câmera, Ação!
Bidu (voice)
Cine Gibi: O Filme Image
Cine Gibi: O Filme
Bidu (voice) / Self
Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo Image
Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo
Porteiro
Cine Gibi 2 Image
Cine Gibi 2
Mauricio
As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica Image
As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica
Self
Se Liga na Turma da Mônica, Vol. 1 Image
Se Liga na Turma da Mônica, Vol. 1
Bidu / Pai da Mônica (voice)
Between Frames: The Art of Brazilian Animation Image
Between Frames: The Art of Brazilian Animation
Self
A Turma do Pererê.DOC Image
A Turma do Pererê.DOC
Momentos Inesquecíveis do Desenho Animado Publicitário Image
Momentos Inesquecíveis do Desenho Animado Publicitário
Cine Gibi Collection Image
Cine Gibi Collection
Bidu
Monica and Friends: Lessons Image
Monica and Friends: Lessons
Tio da Cantina
Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa Image
Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa
Maurício de Sousa
Turma da Mônica: Um Conto de Páscoa Image
Turma da Mônica: Um Conto de Páscoa
Mauricio
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Will Eisner: Profissão Cartunista
Self
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Malditos Cartunistas
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Cidade da Criança: Uma História Afetiva
A Rádio do Chico Bento Image
A Rádio do Chico Bento
Self