- Born
- Died
- Birth nameZiraldo Alves Pinto
- Ziraldo was born on October 24, 1932 in Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was a writer and actor, known for Rio, Verão & Amor (1966), Os Cosmonautas (1962) and Menino Maluquinho: O Filme (1995). He was married to Vilma Gontijo Alves Pinto. He died on April 6, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
- SpouseVilma Gontijo Alves Pinto(1958 - 2000) (3 children)
- Children
- RelativesZélio Alves Pinto(Sibling)Fernando Alves Pinto(Niece or Nephew)
- The character of Nutty Boy
- Grey hair and eyebrows
- Vests
- Father of Daniela Thomas.
- Hosted an one-season talk show in 1982. He was the very first to interview father Helder Câmara, who notably promoted Human Rights when Brazil lived under under military dictatorship. Câmara, like Ziraldo himself, suffered threats for being a revolutionary.
- Disapproved the changes to his characters' original looks in Um Menino Muito Maluquinho (2006). It was then provided on his request.
- Majored in Law.
- Was seven-years-old when his first artwork was published in a local newspaper in Belo Horizonte.
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