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Prêmio Al Rio
Prêmio Al Rio (''Al Rio Award'') was a Brazilian award to honor Brazilian comic book artists with prominence in the national and international comics industry. The name was a tribute to the cartoonist of the same name. The laureate artists received trophies of revelation and of regional, national and international prominence. The award was associated with GeekExpo, then the main geek event in Ceará, whose first edition took place in 2015. Trophies for Al Rio winners were handed out during the event. The last edition of the award took place in 2018, when happened also the last edition of GeekExpo, which was "absorbed" by the Sana Fest event this year. Winners 2015 * Revelation: Sirlanney * Regional Prominence: Mino * National Prominence: Adão Iturrusgarai * International Prominence: Cris Peter 2016 * Revelation: Talles Rodrigues * Regional Prominence: Daniel Brandão * National Prominence: Lu Cafaggi * International Prominence: Ed Benes 2017 * Revelation: Blenda Furtado ... [...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 Pacatuba, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Comic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceará
Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main tourist destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of Fortaleza, the country's fourth most populous city. The state has 4.3% of the Brazilian population and produces 2.1% of the Brazilian GDP. Literally, the name ''Ceará'' means "sings the jandaia". According to José de Alencar, one of the most important writers of Brazil and an authority in Tupi Guaraní, ''Ceará'' means turquoise or green waters. The state is best known for its extensive coastline, with of sand. There are also mountains and valleys producing tropical fruits. To the south, on the border of Paraíba, Pernambuco and Piauí, is the National Forest of Araripe. Geography Ceará has an area of . It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adão Iturrusgarai
Adão Iturrusgarai (born February 18, 1965) is a Brazilian cartoonist and comics artist. Biography Born in Cachoeira do Sul into a family of Basque origin, Iturrusgarai published his first drawing when seventeen years old, at Jornal do Povo, his hometown newspaper. At eighteen, he moved to Porto Alegre, where he studied Marketing and Advertising at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul ( PUCRS ). He also completed a course in Fine Arts, but he didn't conclude it. In 1991, Iturrusgarai edited the magazine ''Dundum'' and soon after traveled to Paris. In France, he published in the magazines ' Chacal Puant' and ' Flag'. In 1993 he returned to Brazil, living in São Paulo. In 1994, he published the magazine "Big Bang Bang", which lasted only for four numbers. He was a writer for several television comedy shows, including TV Colosso and Casseta & Planeta, at TV Globo. In 1994 he joined the collaborative comic strip ''"Los 3 Amigos"'' together with the cartoonists A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cris Peter
Cris Peter (June 15, 1983) is a Brazilian colorist. She works mainly in the American comics market for publishers like DC Comics and Marvel Comics. She was nominated for the Eisner Award for her colors in comic series ''Casanova''. She also did the colors of important Brazilian comics, as '' Astronauta – Magnetar'' (with Danilo Beyruth, published by Panini Comics) and ''Petals'' (with Gustavo Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972) is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer. He swam for Brazil in the Summer Olympic Games in: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Borges has won the second-most Olympic medals of any Brazilian, with fouron ..., published by Marsupial Editora). In 2013, she published the theoretical book ''O Uso das Cores'' (''The Use of Colors''), by Marsupial Editora. She won the Troféu HQ Mix in 2016 and 2017, in the category "Best Colorist". References Brazilian female comics artists 1983 births Living people Comics colorists Prêmio Angelo Ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Benes
José Edilbenes Bezerra (born November 20, 1972), better known by his professional name Ed Benes, is a Brazilian comic book artist, known for his work for DC Comics, on such titles as ''Birds of Prey'', ''Supergirl'', ''Superman'', and ''Justice League of America''. Early life José Edilbenes Bezerra was born November 20, 1972, in Alto Santo, a small town in the Brazilian state of Ceará, in the northeast region of the country. He has lived in Limoeiro do Norte, a medium town also in Ceará state, since he was 14 years old. He began drawing on his own in 1989, referencing the artwork from his brother's comic books. He also took a correspondence art course, though he did not finish it. Reprinted from '' Wizard'' magazine Brazil #5 (late 2003) Career Benes' got his first professional work in 1993, after he mailed out sample art, and was discovered by Neal Adams, who gave him the job of illustrating ''Samuree'' for Continuity Comics in 1993. In the 1990s Benes began to work for Marv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Coala
Fabio Coala is a Brazilian comics artist. After five years of working as a firefighter, he created the website ''Mentirinhas'' (''"Little Lies"'') in which he publishes, starting in 2010, webcomics with different characters. One of the main characters is "O Monstro" ("The Monster"), a toy monster that helps children with problems by becoming a real monster for them. The first Monster's printed graphic novel was released in 2013 after a successful crowdfunding campaign and, in the following year, the book won the Troféu HQ Mix (most important Brazilian comic related award) in the category "Best Independent Publication". A Coala's comic strip called "Perfeição" ("Perfection") was also adapted in 2014 as a short animated movie by Jacob Frey and Markus Kranzler. The movie, called ''The Present The present (or here'' and ''now) is the time that is associated with the events perceived directly and in the first time, not as a recollection (perceived more than once) or a speculatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
