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Ota

1954 – 2021

Brazilian journalist

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Lived 1954 – 2021 (aged 67). Ota was a Brazilian journalist, cartoonist, publisher, comics artist, translator and comics writer.

Otacílio Costa d’Assunção Barros (July 4, 1954 – September 24, 2021), better known as Ota, was a Brazilian journalist, cartoonist, comics artist and editor.

Biography He was born in Rio de Janeiro, and started his career in 1970 at Editora Brasil-América Limitada (EBAL), then the largest Brazilian comic book publishing house. He also published independent comics in the 1970s, such as the comic strip Os Birutas. In 1974, working at Vecchi publishing house, he became editor of the Brazilian edition of Mad magazine, a position he continued to hold in other publishing houses that published Mad: Record (1984–2000), Mythos (2000–2006) and Panini (2008). He left the magazine after the seventh edition of the Panini's version due to creative differences with Raphael Fernandes, who took care of the foreign material (Ota was only editor of the national material in Panini's Mad). Ota won the Troféu HQ Mix as best writer in 1995 and the Prêmio Angelo Agostini as "Master of the National Comics" in 2003.

Ota was found dead on September 24, 2021, in his apartment in Tijuca, near Rio de Janeiro.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Employers
EBAL, Editora Vecchi, Record Publishing House, RGE
Awards
Prêmio Contribution to Brazilian comics (Troféu Bigorna); Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics
Also known as
Otacílio Costa d'Assunção Barros

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ota?

Brazilian journalist

When was Ota born?

Ota was born on 4 July 1954 in Rio de Janeiro.

When did Ota die?

Ota died on 24 September 2021.

What was Ota's occupation?

Ota was a journalist, cartoonist, publisher, comics artist, translator and comics writer.

What nationality was Ota?

Ota was Brazilian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ota

· Wikidata: Q10342431

· DBpedia: Ota (cartoonist)

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