Henfil
Henrique de Souza Filho (5 February 1944 – 4 January 1988), commonly known as Henfil, was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais.
Also recorded as Henrique De Sousa · Henrique Filho · Henrique de Sousa Filho · Henrique Souza Filho
Henfil
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- Born
- 1944 · Ribeirão das Neves.
- Died
- 1988 · Rio de Janeiro.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- writer · comedian · cartoonist · comics artist · film director · playwright · humorist
- Honours
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) · Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics
- Languages
- Portuguese · Brazilian Portuguese · English
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Henrique de Souza Filho (5 February 1944 – 4 January 1988), commonly known as Henfil, was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais.
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Biography
He was a contributor to the satirical newspaper "O Pasquim", which began publication in response to press censorship in Brazil following the military crackdown of December 1968. In 1970 he published the comic book "Os Fradinhos" (The Friars), starring his most acclaimed characters. It was the first Brazilian comic book to be published in other countries. Henfil also worked in theater, film, television and literature, but political activism was his hallmark, creating fictional characters that made acerbic criticisms of the Brazilian political institutions of the time. A haemophiliac, Henfil contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion and died as a result of the disease in Rio de Janeiro.
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Characters
His most famous characters where: • Fradim Baixim: (name translates roughly as "Friar Shorty") a short friar with a sadistic sense of humor. His gesture "Top! Top!" made him Henfil's most famous creation. • Fradi Cumprido: (translates literally as "Friar Accomplished", but it's likely a deliberate misspelling of the word "comprido", which means "Long" or "Tall") a skinny friar, partner and victim of Baixim • Graúna – a caatinga bird and ever critic of the "wonderful south” • Capitão Zeferino: a northeaster "cangaceiro” • Bode Francisco Orelana: intellectual and defender of the status quo.
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Ribeirão das Neves.
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