Euclides Santos

Euclides Luiz dos Santos was born in 1908 in Mussuré, Pernambuco, Brazil.

He presented his first caricatures in Recife, contributing to local newspapers and magazines. In 1930, he moved to Rio de Janeiro with Nestor Silva, also a caricaturist. His plan to study medicine was abandoned in favor of his vocation as an illustrator and painter, and his drawings soon found a place in the local press.

He contributed to O Jornal, Diário da Noite, Para Todos, A Noite, Vamos Ler, Carioca, A Noite Ilustrada, Vitrina, O Cruzeiro, O Malho, and Revista da Semana. Herman Lima featured him in the 1963 book História da Caricatura no Brasil.

Selected group exhibitions:

1931 — Sociedade Brasileira de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

1954 to 1972 — Salão Nacional de Belas Artes, where he received a Gold Medal, a Silver Medal, a Foreign Travel Prize, and a Brazilian Travel Prize in 1972.

1958 — Salão do Mar, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Source: Dicionário de Pintores Brasileiros.