Millôr Fernandes
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Millôr Fernandes is a Brazil
ian cartoonist
, humorist and playwright
.
He was born in Rio de Janeiro
, and started his journalistic
career already in 1938, publishing in several Brazilian magazines.
In 1956, Millôr shared with Saul Steinberg
the first prize at the Buenos Aires
International Caricature
Exhibition, and in 1957 he had a one-man exhibition in Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art.
Together with Jaguar
, Ziraldo and others, he founded in 1969 the groundbreaking satirical newspaper O Pasquim.
Millôr has written a number of successful plays, and has also translated classics such as Shakespeare. He still regularly draws and writes for important Brazilian magazines and newspapers.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, humorist and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
.
He was born in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, and started his journalistic
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
career already in 1938, publishing in several Brazilian magazines.
In 1956, Millôr shared with Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for The New Yorker.-Biography:...
the first prize at the Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
International Caricature
Caricature
A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.Caricatures can be...
Exhibition, and in 1957 he had a one-man exhibition in Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art.
Together with Jaguar
Jaguar (cartoonist)
Sérgio Jaguaribe , known as Jaguar, is a Brazilian cartoonist and comics artist. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.A Banco do Brasil clerk, Jaguar started sketching in a professional basis in 1952, when he offered the weekly magazine Manchete some cartoons loosely based on the work of the...
, Ziraldo and others, he founded in 1969 the groundbreaking satirical newspaper O Pasquim.
Millôr has written a number of successful plays, and has also translated classics such as Shakespeare. He still regularly draws and writes for important Brazilian magazines and newspapers.