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Al Rio
Álvaro Araújo Lourenço do Rio (19 May 1962 – 31 January 2012) – known professionally as Al Rio – was a Brazilian comic book artist, best known for his " good girl" illustration work, particularly on the American comic book series ''Gen¹³'' and ''DV8'', published by Wildstorm Comics. Early life Al Rio was born in Fortaleza, Ceará, in northeastern Brazil. Career Rio began his professional art career in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s, illustrating books for a local English school. After then working as animation director for the same company, Rio became an animator for The Walt Disney Company, working on such properties as the syndicated '' ''Aladdin'''' animated series. In the early 1990s he joined the art agency Glass House Graphics. Known primarily for his comic book work, he drew for Wildstorm Comics — particularly on ''Gen¹³'' and ''DV8'', for which he is best known — Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Chaos Comics, Image Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza
Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the twelfth richest city in the country in GDP. It also has the third richest metropolitan area in the North and Northeast regions. It is an important industrial and commercial center of Brazil, the nation's eighth largest municipality in purchasing power. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the city reached the mark of second most desired destination of Brazil and fourth among Brazilian cities in tourists received. The BR-116, the most important highway of the country, starts in Fortaleza. The municipality is part of the Common Market of Mercosur Cities, and also the Brazilian state capital which is closest to Europe, from Lisbon, Portugal. To the north of the city lies the Atlantic Ocean; to the south are the municipalities of Pacat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
