Marcelo D'Salete (born 1979) is a Brazilian comic book writer, illustrator and professor. He holds a master's degree in art history from the

University of São Paulo The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the bes ...

. During his adolescence, he studied graphic design at Carlos de Campos College and worked as an illustrator for publishers. He premiered as a comic book artist in 2001, publishing in the magazines ''Quadreca'' and ''Front''. His first graphic novel,'' Noite Luz'', was published in 2008. In 2011, he published the comic book'' Encruzilhada''. His most acclaimed works deal with the history of resistance to

slavery in Brazil Slavery in Brazil began long before the first Portuguese settlement was established in 1516, with members of one tribe enslaving captured members of another. Later, colonists were heavily dependent on indigenous labor during the initial phases ...

from the perspective of the

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peoples: ''Cumbe'', from 2014, and ''Angola Janga'' from 2017. ''Angola Janga'', a story about the Palmares ''

quilombo A ''quilombo'' (; from the Kimbundu word , ) is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin, and others sometimes called Carabali. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos, called quilombolas, were maroons, a term for es ...

'', took eleven years of research and work by the author. D'Salete was nominated for the HQ Mix Trophy in 2012 and 2015. ''Cumbe'' was published in English in 2017 by

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as ''Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom''. It was nominated for and won the 2018

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, in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material category.

References

External links

* Official w''ebsite''
(in Portuguese) * *

on Lambiek {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Salete, Marcelo Living people 1979 births Brazilian comics writers Brazilian comics artists Brazilian illustrators Brazilian people of African descent People from São Paulo University of São Paulo alumni