Claudio Antonio Gomes was born in Belo Horizontes, Brazil, in 1972 and has lived in Salvador de Bahia over the past thirteen years. With a degree in Education at the Guidnard School, he’s been an illustrator and cartoonist for numerous printed media, including Diario de Minas, O Estado de São Paulo, Playboy, Jornal do Brasil and A tarde. He’s taken part in several humor exhibitions in Brazil and in international events where he’s grabbed more than forty prizes.