BiraCartoonist

I´m brazilian and cartoonist. I drew the comics magazine ”Os Trapalhões” from 1980 to 1982. I was member of AQC (Cartoonist and Comics Drawer Association). I published in many Comics´magazines (Pântano, Tralha, Porrada, Megazine, Bundas and “LULA, a winner´s history” the official comics biography of the new brazilian president) and charges to newspapers as Retrato do Brasil, Folha da Tarde, Diário do Povo, and to Workers´Unions´Newspapers from São Paulo. I also publish in websites as http://www.chargeonline.com.br and http://www.ccqhumor.com.br

CARTOON SALOONS
Since 1985 I´ve been selected in Humor Contests in Brasil as Piauí, Belo Horizonte/Caratinga (MG), Santo André/Ribeirão/Araras/Piracicaba (SP), UNACON (Brasília), Carioca Humor Contest and Volta Redonda (RJ), Porto Alegre/Lageado/Univates (RS), Pernambuco (FIHQ-PE).
I´ve been selected in International Contests of Cartoons as “ParaRAIL world”, from Rússia and “II Rencontre du Dessin de Presse” Carquefou, France.
PRIZES:
1986-First Prize (caricature) Cartoon Contest of Belo Horizonte (Brasil)
1992-Special Prize at Humor Saloon of Araras (Brasil)
2000-Two special Prizes at Humor Saloon of Ribeirão Preto (Brasil)
2002-Merit Diplom (Zumbi dos Palmares) from Municipal Chamber of Campinas (São Paulo) and Best Brazilian Cartoonist / Angelo Agostini Prize
2003-First prize (caricature) at Ramiz Gökçe Cartoon Festival (Cyprus), Angelo Agostini Prize as brazilian best cartoonist.
2004- Special prize at Volta Redonda´s Humor Contest and Angelo Agostini Prize as brazilian best cartoonist.
2005: Speaker in the World Comics Conference (South Korea).
2006: Third Angelo Agostini Prize as Best Brazilian Cartoonist.

• BIRA ON TV

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  Bira talking about the Brazilian Comics Day (in portuguese)!

  • 2 February 2007
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