Ziraldo Alves Pinto

About

Co-creator of "O Pasquim," a comic newspaper in response to the Brazilian military dictatorship of the time. His cartoon, Turma do Perere, was the first Brazilian comic created entirely by one author.

Before Fame

He worked as a humor columnist at the newspaper Folha de São Paulo.

Trivia

He published Turma do Pererê, the first Brazilian comic made entirely by one author and the first in Brazil done entirely in color.

Family Life

He had two childen: Daniela and Antonio.

Associated With

His son, Antonio Pinto, composed the score for Fernando Meirelles in the film City of God.