Comics magazines are very popular among kids in Rio de Janeiro, and are called 'revistas em quadrinhos' or popularly known as 'gibis' due to a publication of 1939 by Globo where many Comics characters of the time participated - Nowadays the term 'gibi' is a synonym to any small comic book.

Turma da Mônica 'Mônica's Gang' was created in 1959 as a newspaper comic strip, but gained its actual identity in 1960, with the creation of Mônica and Cebolinha, who became then the main characters of the gang - Depicting various subjects of daily life (and death, in the case of the ghost Penadinho), children and adults alike are entertained by the light and fun read.

Menino Maluquinho 'Little crazy boy' is a character created by ziraldo in 1980, first in a book and afterwards in comics and movies - His comics can be found in most newsstands and also present the world through the eyes of a happy and energetic boy with a pan in his head.