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Angeli

b. 1956

Brazilian cartoonist

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About Angeli

Born 1956. Angeli is a Brazilian painter, cartoonist, comics artist, screenwriter, comics writer and illustrator.

Arnaldo Angeli Filho (born August 31, 1956, in São Paulo, Brazil), more commonly known as Angeli, is one of the best-known Brazilian cartoonists.

Angeli already had strips published in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Argentina, and Portugal, where a compilation of his work was launched by Devir publishing company in 2000. Two animated feature films based on his work were released: the 2006 film Wood & Stock: Sexo, Orégano e Rock'n'Roll, directed by Otto Guerra, and the 2021 stop-motion film "Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People', directed by César Cabral.

He started at the age of 14 at magazine Senhor, as well as publishing material in independent fanzines. In 1973 he was hired by the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, where he published daily strips until 2016. He contributed occasionally for Folha until 2022, when he retired from comics work after being diagnosed with aphasia.

At the beginning of the 80's, Angeli had developed a large universe of characters of an urban and anarchic nature, such as:

Meia Oito e Nanico, an anachronic anti-authority rebel duo; Rê Bordosa, a junkie; Luke & Tantra, two teenage girls obsessed with losing their virginity; Wood & Stock; two old hippies who lost their brains sometime in the 1960s

In 1983 he released an adult comic book called "Chiclete com Banana". From 1993 to 1996 he was one of the writers for the children show TV Colosso.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil); Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics; Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Best Release; Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Best Editorial Cartoonist, Political Cartoonist or Caricaturist

People in Angeli's life

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Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Angeli?

Brazilian cartoonist

When was Angeli born?

Angeli was born on 31 August 1956 in São Paulo.

What is Angeli's occupation?

Angeli is a painter, cartoonist, comics artist, screenwriter, comics writer and illustrator.

What nationality is Angeli?

Angeli is Brazilian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Angeli

· Wikidata: Q690209

· DBpedia: Angeli (cartoonist)

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