Almanacão de Férias n° 28 By Mauricio de Sousa Paperback Comics Graphic Novels Almanacão de Férias n° 28 At 17 years of age he worked for a daily newspaper called Folha da Manh as a crime reporter In 1959 Sousa quit that job and began his comic book career He created Turma da M nica Monicas Gang Sousas characters were inspired by children he knew from his childhood and by his own children His later style is slightly reminiscent of that of Osamu Tezuka a famous Japanese manga artist and personal friend. His father Antonio Maur cio de Sousa was a poet and a barber and his mother Petronilha Ara jo de Sousa also delved into poetry Mauricio developed an interest in cartooning at a young age and began to Mauricio de Sousa is a Brazilian cartoonist who has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children s comic books. At 17 years of age he worked for a daily newspaper called Folha da Manh as a crime reporter In 1959 Sousa quit that job and began his comic book career He created Turma da M nica Monica s Gang Sousa s characters were inspired by children he knew from his childhood and by his own children His later style is slightly reminiscent of that of Osamu Tezuka a famous Japanese manga artist and personal friend. His father Antonio Maur cio de Sousa was a poet and a barber and his mother Petronilha Ara jo 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 of Mogi das Cruzes where he lived He sought penciling work in S o Paulo but instead took a job writing the police blotter for Folha de S o Paulo but he soon quit and focused on his budding comic book career This led to the creation of his first character Bidu who later became the symbol of his company Maur cio de Sousa Productions where he employs a great team of tracers and scriptwriters to complement his illustrations. Today he is the father of ten children and drew inspiration from them for new characters such as Monica Maggy Marina Mary Angela Nimbus and Nick Nope Three of his children are even employed at his studio M nica handles licensing duties Magali works as a scriptwriter and Marina is a storyline developer. 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 S o Paulo amusement park the Parque da M nica Monica s Park Two other Parque da M nica facilities were also located in Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro but they both closed in 2000 and 2005 respectively. Mauricio s public service work has earned him international recognition Among the honors he has received are a Brazilian presidential medal of honor for his promotion of human rights an honorary doctorate in public service from La Roche College of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Brazilian International Press Association. Filho de Ant nio Mauricio de Sousa poeta e barbeiro e de Petronilha Ara jo de Sousa poetisa Mauricio de Sousa come ou a desenhar cartazes e ilustra es para r dios e jornais de Mogi das Cruzes onde viveu Procurou emprego em S o Paulo como desenhista mas s conseguiu uma vaga de rep rter policial na Folha da Manh Passou cinco anos escrevendo esse tipo de reportagem que ilustrava com desenhos bem aceitos pelos leitores. Mauricio de Sousa come ou a desenhar hist rias em quadrinhos em 18 de julho de 1959 quando uma hist ria do Bidu sua primeira personagem foi aprovada pelo jornal As tiras em quadrinhos com o c ozinho Bidu e seu dono Franjinha deram origem aos primeiros personagens conhecidos da era M nica. Atualmente Bidu que o animal de estima o de Franjinha participa tanto com seu dono como em historinhas em que o astro principal dialogando com outros c es e at com pedras Bidu o s mbolo da empresa de Mauricio a Mauricio de Sousa Produ es Na revistas Lostinho Perdidinhos nos Quadrinhos e no primeiro n mero da revista Saiba Mais no entanto revelado que a primeira cria o do Mauricio foi um personagem super her i chamado Capit o Picol. Sua personagem M nica foi criada neste ano Em 1987 passou a ilustrar o rec m criado suplemento infantil d O Estado de S Paulo o Estadinho que at hoje publica tiras da Turma da M nica:

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