Turma do Pererê

Turma do Pererê was a Brazilian comic book series created by writer and cartoonist Ziraldo in 1959.[1] The series was originally launched in single-panel cartoons originally published in the pages of magazine O Cruzeiro that through their popularity eventually earning his own comic book in 1960 then called only "Pererê", one of the first children's comic books series in Brazil. The comics tagged generation among many Brazilians, but were eventually canceled in 1964, only returning to be published in 1975 by Abril with the current title "Turma do Pererê" which was canceled the following year and shall have only republications in subsequent years, until 1980 when he dedicated to the comics of the Menino Maluquinho.[2]

Turma do Pererê
The protagonists of the Turma do Pererê.
Publication information
PublisherEditora Abril (1975-76)
Editora Globo (2010)
ScheduleMonthly
FormatComic book
GenreComedy
Publication date1959 – 1976
Creative team
Created byZiraldo Alves Pinto
Written byZiraldo Alves Pinto

The stories showed the adventures of Saci Pererê (a character of Brazilian folklore) and his friends who live in the Brazilian interior forest known as Mata do Fundão.

Characters
  • Pererê, the Saci
  • Tininim, an indigenous Brazilian boy
  • Galileu, a white jaguar
  • Geraldinho, a red rabbit
  • Moacir, a pink tortoise
  • Alan, a monkey
  • Pedro Vieira, a pink armadillo
  • Joao-de-Barro Pimentel and his wife Quiquica, a bird couple
  • Boneca, Pererê's girlfriend
  • Tuiuiú, Tininim's girlfriend
  • Compadre Tonico and Sêo Neném, two farmers who try to hunt Galileu
  • Professor Nogueira, a wise yellow owl
  • Mãe Docelina, an old lady baker

Adaptations

With the legacy of the series in October 12, 1983 Rede Globo produced a television special live-action in celebration of Children's Day.[3] The special musical served as the basis of inspiration for that was produced in 1998 a TV series with the same structure produced by the channel TVE Brasil (current TV Brasil) which was broadcast from 2002 to 2004, when the channel started to dedicate a series of Menino Maluquinho. For some years was also broadcast on TV Cultura.

In 2011 celebrating 50 years of comics were announced a film in animation and his return to comics, but so far nothing has been confirmed.[4] In the same year the TV series gained new episodes this time with new actors acting characters.

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References
  1. Ziraldo - A Turma do Pererê
  2. Montano, Fernanda (October 24, 2012). "O Eterno Maluquinho". Revista Crescer (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  3. InfanTv- A Turma do Pererê - 1983
  4. http://revistacrescer.globo.com/Revista/Crescer/0,,EMI185476-10536,00.html 50 anos da Turma do Pererê


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