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Mauricio de Sousa

At 17 years of age, he worked for a daily newspaper called ''Folha da Manhã'' as a crime reporter. In 1959, Mauricio quit that job and began his comic book career, and created ''Monica and Friends''. Mauricio'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. Mauricio's work has garnered recogniation both in his home country and abroad, which includes a number of international awards. In 2011, he was honored in the seventh edition of the Festival Internacional de Quadrinhos, at Belo Horizonte. Provided by Wikipedia