Happy Comic Book Day(in Brazil)

Brazilian National Comic Book Day is celebrated on January 30th and winners of the 30th Angelo Agostini Trophy were announced, presented by the Association of Cartoonists and Comic Book Artists of Sao Paulo State.

Here’s the winners:

Best Artist - Shiko (Piteco – Ingá, O Azul Indiferente do Céu)
Best Writer- Gustavo Duarte (Chico Bento – Pavor Espaciar)
Best Cartoonist- Angeli
Best Release-Meninos e Dragões (Editora Abril)
Best Independent Release- Melhor Lançamento independente – Plataforma HQ
Best Fanzine- Quadrinhos Ácidos(Acidic comics)
Jayme Cortez Award- Sidney Gusman(Current planning editor of Mauricio de Sousa Produções, major contributor to comic book literature in Brazil) Award is named after the influential Brazilian Artist
Masters of National Comic- Byrata(artist), Lourenço Mutarelli(Writer, playwright, artist) e Paulo Paiva Lima(Ze Carioca)


The event will take place the next day, February 1st at the Latin America Memorial Library, São Paulo.

The schedule as follows:

1 PM- Opening of the Masters of the National Comic Book exposition
1:30 PM- Release of the Pickles Magazine’s “Just Chicks” and “Flavio Land” by Flavio Almeida with an appearance by the authors.
2 PM- Tribute to Renato Canini, Exhibition of the short Kactus Canini Kid by Lancast Mota, Chat about the life and work of the artist- with Fernando Ventura, Lancast Mota, Primaggio Mantovi and Izomar Camargo Guilherme
3 PM- 30 Years of Angelo Agostini Debate with Worney A. Souza, Franco de Rosa, Jal and Eduardo Vetillo
4 PM- Screening of the new, never before seen documentary :Unraveling Sangelo Agostini- 30 years of Association of Cartoonists and Comic Book Artists(AQC)
4:30 PM- Im Memoriam- tribute to the comic book artists who died in 2013
5 PM- The awards to the best in National Comics are given out

(Original article Divulgados os vencedores do 30º Troféu Angelo Agostini by Marcelo Naranjo on January 27, 2014. Translated and reprinted with permission from Universo HQ.)

Angelo Agostini was Brazil's first cartoonist. Born 1843 in Italy and then moving to Brazil. In 1869 he published The Adventures of Nhô Quim- first comic published in Brazil. He also created The Adventures of Ze Caipora which was published in his own Don Quixote Magazine(1985-1906). With Luiz Bartolomeu de Sousa, Agostini created Tico Tico(1905) magazine- Brazil's primier Children's magazine . He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1910 and in 1982 was honored with a comic book award named after him.

In comparison, Richard F Outcault’s Yellow Kid ran from 1895 to 1898 and is widely regarded as the first US comic strip.

September 25th is National day of comics here in the US. Comic Book Resources has a lot to say on THAT matter. Free Comic Book Day is the first Saturday in May, usually celebrating the start of the Superhero summer blockbuster movie season…Head over to ComicShopLocator to find your nearest store and FCBD to see what is being offered this year!