Rafael Coutinho
Rafael dos Santos Coutinho (born January 28, 1980, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian comics artist, painter and animator. Early life and education. Coutinho was born on January 28, 1980, the city of São Paulo. He studied Arts at São Paulo State University (UNESP). During his studies in 2003, part of his work from a plastic art course were featured in a city-wide advertisement campaign in São Paulo. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2004. Career. Coutinho started his professional career at 16 years old, as "storyboard" artist for Laís Bodanzky's 2001 film "Brainstorm . Following his degree at UNESP he worked with the art collective Base-V, producing experimental works, murals and exhibitions. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 Coutinho was part of a series of exhibitions, displaying different visual art works in the Galeria Choque Cultural in São Paulo. He also published, together with the writer Daniel Galera, the graphic novel Cachalote", in 2010. Coutinho has been a guest and speaker at different visuals arts, comics and other associated conferences and events. Awards. In 2018 Coutinho, together with Pedro Franz, won an award in the category "Best Art Director" at the 46th Gramado Film  Festival for the film "Torre". Personal life. Coutino works and lives in São Paulo, he is the father of two children. Coutinho is the son of Laerte Coutinho, a Brazilian cartoonist and screenwriter. He collaborated with her, working on the comic "Muchacha" (2010).