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Brazil

1869

In short

Brazilian comics, called quadrinhos or gibi, begin with Angelo Agostini's As Aventuras de Nhô Quim, published on 30 January 1869, a date now marked as the national comics day.

O Tico-Tico (1905) was the first Brazilian comic magazine, and from 1970 Mauricio de Sousa, creator of more than 200 characters, published Mônica's own comic book.

Comics from Brazil

From the shelf

Brazil in numbers

01 • 04

Brazil in numbers · 01 • 04

483

1869

2010s

Artists

Artists from Brazil in the archive.

Comics from Brazil in the archive.

As Aventuras de Nhô Quim ou Impressões de Uma Viagem à Corte, the earliest comic from Brazil in the archive.

The decade when the most new comics from Brazil began.

Artists from Brazil in the archive.

Comics from Brazil in the archive.

As Aventuras de Nhô Quim ou Impressões de Uma Viagem à Corte, the earliest comic from Brazil in the archive.

The decade when the most new comics from Brazil began.

quadrinhos

quadrinhos · Comics from Brazil

History

Brazil in 4 chapters

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Brazil.

4 chapters

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Chapter 1

1869

to 1904

Agostini

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1869
to 1904
Chapter 01
Agostini
Angelo Agostini, considered the first Brazilian cartoonist, published As Aventuras de Nhô Quim in A Vida Fluminense on 30 January 1869 and Zé Caipora in 1883. The date became the Dia do Quadrinho Nacional in 1984.
1905
to 1959
Chapter 02
Magazines
O Tico-Tico, first published on 11 October 1905, was the first Brazilian comic magazine and ran Chiquinho until 1958. Adolfo Aizen's Suplemento Juvenil (1934), A Garra Cinzenta (1937 to 1939) and Gibi (1939), whose title became the common word for comic magazines, followed, and O Pato Donald launched on 12 July 1950.
1960
to 1969
Chapter 03
Pererê and the dictatorship
Ziraldo's Pererê began in 1960 and was cancelled in 1964 under the dictatorship. A Zé Carioca comic started in 1961.
1970
to today
Chapter 04
Mônica and the press generation
Mauricio de Sousa launched the Mônica comic book in 1970 and Cebolinha in 1973, and Ziraldo created O Menino Maluquinho. Henfil, Laerte and Angeli belong to the underground and press generation, and the Gibiteca de Curitiba opened in 1982 as the first comics library in Latin America.

Essentials

The comics to know

As Aventuras de Nhô Quim1869Angelo Agostini. Published in A Vida Fluminense on 30 January 1869.
Zé Caipora1883Angelo Agostini
O Tico-Tico1905 · newspaperThe first Brazilian comic magazine.
Chiquinho1905Ran in O Tico-Tico until 1958.
A Garra Cinzenta1937 · comic stripRan until 1939.
Gibi1939Magazine whose title became the common word for comic magazines.
Pererê1960Ziraldo. Cancelled in 1964 under the dictatorship.
Turma da Mônica1970 · comic book seriesMauricio de Sousa
O Menino MaluquinhoZiraldo
Piratas do Tietê1983 · comic stripLaerte