Caricature of Angelo Agostini, Comics Pioneer in Brasil.
About Angelo Agostini, Comics Pioneer in Brasil
“Angelo Agostini (1843 – 1910) was an Italian-born Brazilian illustrator, journalist, and founder of several publications, and although born in Italy, is considered the first Brazilian cartoonist.
At an early age, he published drawn work in the São Paulo publication Diabo Coxo on September 17, 1864. Following more work published in Cabrião and Revista Arlequim, Agostini produced a sequential image story serialized in Vida Fluminense titled As Aventuras de Nhô Quim (The Adventures of Nhô Quim).”
See also: Manuel José de Araújo Porto-Alegre.
