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Mauricio Araújo de Sousa was born in Santa Isabel on October 27, His father, Antonio Mauricio de Sousa, was a poet and his mother, Petronilha Araújo de.!
Mauricio de Sousa Productions (MSP) was founded in and is widely recognized as one of Brazil's most successful comic book and animation publishers.
Mauricio de Sousa facts for kids
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Araújo and the second or paternal family name is de Sousa.
Maurício Araújo de Sousa (Portuguese: [mawˈɾisju dʒi ˈsowzɐ]; born October 27, ) is a Brazilian cartoonist and businessman who has created over characters for his popular series of children's comic books named "Turma da Mônica" or "Monica's Gang".
At 17 years of age, he worked for a daily newspaper called Folha da Manhã as a crime reporter.
In , 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.
De Sousa's work has garnered recogniation both in his home country and abroad, which includes a number of international awards. In , he was honored in the seventh edition of the Festival