O Gordo & Cia

A Brazilian comic series published by Editora Abril from 1987 to 1989, O Gordo & Cia ran for 38 issues, starring the rotund, mustachioed everyman O Gordo and his supporting cast in slice-of-life, gag-driven stories. Created by Angeli, the strip became a defining voice of the underground comic scene in São Paulo, blending sharp social satire with absurdist humor that captured the contradictions of urban Brazil in the late 1980s. Its legacy lies in how it skewered consumerism, politics, and daily absurdities with a warm, irreverent eye.