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Also known as Ziraldo Alves Pinto

Ziraldo Alves Pinto (October 24, 1932 – April 6, 2024), known mononymously as Ziraldo, was a Brazilian author, cartoonist, painter, comics creator, and journalist. Ziraldo began his career as a cartoonist in the 1950s, working for several Brazilian magazines and newspapers. His unique style and humorous take on everyday life quickly garnered a significant following.

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Works
30

Top works

  • 1964-1984, 20 anos de prontidão
  • Além do rio
  • As anedotas do pasquim
  • Ave Jorge
  • A bela borboleta

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
39
Total plays
92

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Key facts

Comics creator.image
Ziraldo e Felipe Vellozo 2015 (cropped).jpg
Comics creator.caption
Ziraldo in 2015
Comics creator.birth_place
Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Comics creator.death_place
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Comics creator.notable works
O Menino Maluquinho

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Official website

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ziraldo.com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Pinto
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Caratinga
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Occupation
comics artist
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Official website
www.ziraldo.com
Image
Ziraldo 2003.jpg
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date of birth
1932-10-24
Commons category
Ziraldo
date of death
2024-04-06
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Work
  • Personal life and death
  • Works
  • Comics
  • Books
  • Illustration only
  • References
  • External links

Ziraldo Alves Pinto (October 24, 1932 – April 6, 2024), known mononymously as Ziraldo, was a Brazilian author, cartoonist, painter, comics creator, and journalist. Ziraldo began his career as a cartoonist in the 1950s, working for several Brazilian magazines and newspapers. His unique style and humorous take on everyday life quickly garnered a significant following.

His books have sold about ten million copies, have been translated to many foreign languages and adapted to the theater and cinema. His children's books, such as the popular O Menino Maluquinho (The Nutty Boy), have also been the basis of successful films and television series in Brazil, following its original publishing in 1980.

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