Rodrigo de Matos
Editorial cartoonist for the weekly newspaper Expresso (Portugal) since 2006 - currently publishes in its Economy section and online edition.
Awarded with the Grand Prix in the Press Cartoon Europe 2014 (Belgium).
Living in Macau (China) since 2009, he also collaborates with the newspapers Ponto Final (Portuguese) and Macau Daily Times (English).
First solo cartoon exhibition - “Humoralia” - was held at Albergue SCM, Macau, in 2012, the same year he released his first cartoon book (“Fatal Point”, a collection of the editorial cartoons previously published by Ponto Final).
Born in Silva Porto (Angola) in 1975, lived to the age of 15 in Brazil, graduated in Journalism in Coimbra (Portugal) and worked as a journalist in Lisbon for six years, before becoming a professional cartoonist and illustrator. Major in Editorial and Press Illustration by the Esdip art school, Madrid (Spain).
AWARDS
- Press Cartoon Europe 2014 (Knokke-Heist, Belgium) - Grand Prix
- World Press Freedom Editorial Cartoon Competition 2014 (Ottawa, Canada) - 3rd place
Editorial cartoonist for the weekly newspaper Expresso (Portugal) since 2006 - currently publishes in its Economy section and online edition.
Awarded with the Grand Prix in the Press Cartoon Europe 2014 (Belgium).
Living in Macau (China) since 2009, he also collaborates with the newspapers Ponto Final (Portuguese) and Macau Daily Times (English).
First solo cartoon exhibition - “Humoralia” - was held at Albergue SCM, Macau, in 2012, the same year he released his first cartoon book (“Fatal Point”, a collection of the editorial cartoons previously published by Ponto Final).
Born in Silva Porto (Angola) in 1975, lived to the age of 15 in Brazil, graduated in Journalism in Coimbra (Portugal) and worked as a journalist in Lisbon for six years, before becoming a professional cartoonist and illustrator. Major in Editorial and Press Illustration by the Esdip art school, Madrid (Spain).
AWARDS
- Press Cartoon Europe 2014 (Knokke-Heist, Belgium) - Grand Prix
- World Press Freedom Editorial Cartoon Competition 2014 (Ottawa, Canada) - 3rd place