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Paula Cruz

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Paula Cruz is a designer witch + badass illustrator. Currently based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Paula has a bachelor's degree from EBA/UFRJ and a master's degree in Graphic Design from PUC-Rio, where she studied hybrid publications and new ways of reading. She lived for a year in the Netherlands to study dutch typography, illustration and graphic design at the Willem de Kooning Academie. She's been a teacher of graphic design and illustration at Crehana and Miami Ad School since 2019.

While studying and working, Paula develops personal projects that unite design, text and research, such as books, posters and illustrated stories. ...more

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	O estranho caso do cachorro morto by Mark Haddon, Paula Cruz (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 1,582,085 ratings — published 2003 — 340 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Todas as coisas ferozes by Cherie Dimaline, Paula Cruz (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Bruna Miranda (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 12,491 ratings — published 2019 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uma Jornada Sem Fim by R.J. Palacio, Paula Cruz (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 8,894 ratings — published 2021 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sementes Malditas by Anthony Burgess, Fábio Fernandes (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Paula Cruz (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.72 avg rating — 6,851 ratings — published 1962 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gay de família by Felipe Fagundes, Paula Cruz (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 1,366 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sobre a Imortalidade de Rui de Leão by Machado de Assis, Paula Cruz (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Roberto de Sousa Causo (Foreword) 3.88 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ARTETERAPIA – PINTURA EMOCIONAL 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Libro de colorear paisajes para adultos con frases inspiradoras: 50 Paisajes relajantes para colorear: Valles-Lagos-Ríos-Montañas-Monumentos-Pueblos ... \|Spanish version\| 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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