Péricles
Péricles de Andrade Maranhão (August 14, 1924 - December 31, 1961), who signed only as Péricles, was a Brazilian cartoonist and caricaturist. He moved to Rio de Janeiro around 1942, starting to work in Diários Associados magazines, where he published his first characters. Péricles also illustrated Millôr Fernandes' texts in the Pif-Paf section of O Cruzeiro.
Péricles
- Full name
- Péricles de Andrade Maranhão.
- Born
- 1924. · Recife.
- Died
- 1961. · Rio de Janeiro.
- Nationality
- Brazil.
- Occupation
- cartoonist and comics artist.
- Known for
- O Amigo da Onça.
- Honours
- Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics.
- Languages
- Portuguese.
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Péricles de Andrade Maranhão (August 14, 1924 - December 31, 1961), who signed only as Péricles, was a Brazilian cartoonist and caricaturist. He moved to Rio de Janeiro around 1942, starting to work in Diários Associados magazines, where he published his first characters. Péricles also illustrated Millôr Fernandes' texts in the Pif-Paf section of O Cruzeiro.
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Recorded at birth as Péricles de Andrade Maranhão. Born at Recife in 1924, died in Rio de Janeiro in 1961.
The recorded working language is Portuguese. Works named in the authority record are O Amigo da Onça. Distinctions recorded are Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics.
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- 1.Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Péricles.
- 2.O Globo. Péricles criou o Amigo da Onça, o mais popular do humor nos anos 40 e 50. December 15, 2016.
- 3.Trip. O Amigo da Onça original. August 15, 2012.
- 4.Superinteressante. De onde vem a expressão “amigo da onça”?. June 30, 2000.
- 5.Observatório da Imprensa. O Amigo da Onça. February 18, 2014.
- 6.Lambiek Comiclopedia. Péricles.
- 7.Lambiek Comiclopedia. Carlos Estevão.
- 8.Bigorna.net. Tudo sobre o Dia do Quadrinho Nacional e o Troféu Angelo Agostini. December 16, 2005.
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