Mauricio de Sousa
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Maurício Araújo de Sousa (Portuguese: [mawˈɾisju dʒi ˈsowzɐ]; born October 27, 1935) is a Brazilian cartoonist and businessman who has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children's comic books named "Turma da Mônica" or "Monica's Gang".[1][2]
Mauricio de Sousa | |
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Born | Maurício Araújo de Souza 27 October 1935 Santa Isabel |
Occupation | Comics artist, entrepreneur, journalist, writer |
Works | Monica and Friends |
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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 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.[3] De Sousa's work has garnered recogniation both in his home country and abroad, which includes a number of international awards.[4] In 2011, he was honored in the seventh edition of the Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos, at Belo Horizonte.[5]