Diretas Já!

by Henfil

Mescla de charges e textos curtos, Diretas Já! começa já na capa rendendo homenagens à figura de Teotônio Vilela - político nordestino, senhor de engenho e representante das oligarquias que, ao descobrir-se portador de câncer, abandonou as hostes que apoiavam a direita política e passou a defender, também ele, a redemocratização.
Com refinada ironia, Henfil trata da defesa desse ideal democrático com humor, atingindo principalmente as figuras centrais da política brasileira.

126 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Henrique de Souza Filho, commonly known as Henfil, was a Brazilian cartoonist, caricaturist, journalist and writer, born in Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais. He was a contributor to the satirical newspaper “O Pasquim”, which began publication in response to press censorship in Brazil following the military crackdown of December, 1968. In 1970 he published the comic book “Os Fradinhos” (The Friars), starring his most acclaimed characters. Henfil also worked in theater, film, television and literature, but political activism was his hallmark, creating fictional characters that made acerbic criticisms of the Brazilian political institutions of the time. A haemophiliac, Henfil contracted AIDS in a blood transfusion and died as a result of the disease in Rio de Janeiro.

Reviews

[Gabriel Brum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Henfil você era um gênio, PQP!