Daniel Azulay (May 30, 1947 – March 27, 2020) was a Brazilian

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, and

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, with vast and diverse performance in the press and on TV as a

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. He is most known for the children's franchise '' Turma do Lambe-Lambe''. He died during the

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due to complications brought on by

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Biography

Azulay was born in

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and raised in

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. He was of

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origin and the youngest son of lawyer Fortunato and Clarita, who drew a classic design in

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. In 1968, he created the newspaper strip Capitão Cipó, published in the newspaper ''

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'' and in 1975, launched the Turma do Lambe-Lambe. Capitão Cipó was a parody on the

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and is visually a bit similar to

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s famous Jodelle and

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pop art

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s. It was a precursor in 1976, presenting educational and intelligent TV programs for children for ten years in a row. Azulay had a constructive influence on the 1980s generation who learned from him to design, build toys from domestic scrap, and the importance of recycling and sustainability in defense of the environment. He traveled the world exhibiting, giving lectures and conducting workshops on art, education and social responsibility. Awarded in

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and abroad, his works of contemporary art are part of the collection of private collections and large companies. In 2009, he taught drawing on videos for the UOL website, made specials for

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and even participated on

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. In 2013, he launched the Diboo website (www.diboo.com.br), an online drawing course for children. Daniel died on March 27, 2020, in Rio de Janeiro, after being hospitalized for two weeks at Clínica São Vicente (in

) due to

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. There, he contracted

and died of complications caused by the disease.

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