Mauricio de Sousa

Works
Actor (3), Characters (4),
Birthday
1935-10-27

Mauricio de Sousa - , Characters known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo» (2024), «Monica and Friends: Bonds» (2019), «Monica and Friends: Lessons» (2021), «Cidade da Criança: Uma História Afetiva» (2024), «Chico Bento e a Goiabeira Maraviósa» (2025),

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.

The most significant works of Mauricio de Sousa

Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019)
Character: Jornaleiro
Position: Characters
Monica and Friends: Lessons (2021)
Character: Tio da Cantina
Position: Characters
Turma da Mônica Jovem: Reflexos do Medo (2024)
Character: Porteiro
Position: Characters


Full filmography Mauricio de Sousa
What do you think about Mauricio de Sousa?
Our groups in social networks:

© ACMODASI, 2010- 2024

All rights reserved.
The materials (trademarks, videos, images and text) contained on this site are the property of their respective owners. It is forbidden to use any materials from this site without prior agreement with their owner.
When copying text and graphic materials (videos, images, text, screenshots of pages) from this site, an active link to the site www.acmodasi.in must necessarily accompany such material.
We are not responsible for any information posted on this site by third parties.