A Cartoonist as a ‘Brazilian ICON’ has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children comic books with his message of optimism

1. Be called “Walt Disney of North America”, comic books have been translated into 13 languages

2. Had created many characters like the small dog called ‘BIDU’,Jimmy Five, Smudge, Monica, Marina, Mary Angela etc.,published magazine ‘Monica’in 1970.

3. Monica’s Gang Artworks was to involve with the famous paintings by Van Gogh, Sandro Botticelli, Michelangelo

4. Awards : A Brazilian presidental medal of honor for his promotion of human rights, the Yellow Kid Trophy (considered the Oscar of the comic book world) in Lucca, Italy