''O Tico-Tico'' was a weekly Brazilian children's magazine, published between 1905 and 1977. It was the first magazine to publish

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in Brazil. It also featured stories and educational activities. Among its famous readers were Erico Verissimo,

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and Carlos Drummond de Andrade.

History and profile

''O Tico Tico'' was founded by journalist Luis Bartolomeu de Souza e Silva, inspired by foreign magazines such as the French '' La Semaine de Suzette''. The date of its first issue was October 11, 1905. Luis Bartolomeu de Souza e Silva also launched a satirical magazine, '' O Malho''. O Tico Tico was published by the O Malho group. The magazine published comics by Brazilian artists such as ''Reco-Reco, Bolão e Azeitona'', by Luis Sá and ''Lamparina'', by

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and foreign comics, such as

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's ''

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'', (known as ''Chiquinho'' in Brazil; its stories were loosely adapted by Brazilian writers), '' Popeye'', '' Felix the Cat'' and ''

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'' (then known as ''Ratinho Curioso'' — "Curious Mouse"). The magazine declined after the 1930s, with the competition of other comics magazines, such as '' Suplemento Juvenil'' and ''

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''. It stopped circulating in 1957, only with special editions being released until 1977, when ''O Tico-Tico'' ceased to exist.

References

External links

Digitalized issues of O Tico-Tico on the Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira (Brazilian National Library periodical archives)Digitalized issues of Almanaque O Tico-Tico on the Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira (Brazilian National Library periodical archives)
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