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Brazil: Glauco, one of the biggest names in Brazilian comics died brutally

That night (about 12: 30 ) newspaper illustrator and cartoonist Glauco Villas Boas of 53 years was killed this morning at his home in Osasco, after an attempted robbery or kidnapping - Police are continuing further investigation. Raoni, 25, a son of the designer, also died during an argument with two armed men who broke into the house. According to information Ricardo Handro lawyer, Glauco, the two men stormed the building around midnight. Glauco and his wife were attacked repeatedly, but the designer has continued to negotiate with criminals. Glauco convince criminals to take it, apparently to withdraw money in an electronic guiche, leaving his wife and children at home.

His last strip, appeared Friday in the newspaper A Folha de S. Paulo.

when he left the house, where he was also "the Church of Mary Heaven," was the godfather Glauco-founder, his son Raoni happened. At the door, Roni has seen his father in blood with a pistol, he tried to discuss with the attackers, who shot and killed were father and son. They fled and are being sought.

- Career But in 1984 he began to develop strips to compete with North America. It's in the Folha de Sao Paulo, he launched the partnership with Angeli and Laertes. The three we had success on the newsstands with the Brazilian magazine "Chiclete com Banana", with prints up to 150 000 copies and the cartoon "Los 3 friends. He also served on the editorial staff of "TV Pirata" Globo TV. Glauco was also a musician and played guitar in rock bands. Currently, he published his daily work, including comic books and newspaper illustrations in the newspaper A Folha de S. Paulo.

Born Jandaia interior of southern Parana, Glauco began to publish his strip in the Diario da Manha, Ribeirão Preto, in the early 70.

Glauco was awarded at the 4th and 5th International Exhibition of Piracicaba Humor, respectively. In 1977 he began publishing his works in the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo sporadically. Since 1985, Glauco published his strip in the newspaper regularly.

Among his most famous are Geraldão, Cacique Jaragua, Nojinsk Dona Marta, Zé do Apocalipse, Doy Jorge Ficadinha, Edmar Netão Bregman and others.
In 2006, he published the book "Política Zero, "meeting of 64 political cartoons on the Lula government originally published in the newspaper A Folha de São Paulo.
Glauco was also Mary the cult leader of the church deel, linked to the Santo Daime and using the drink Herbal for religious purposes.