Ronaldinho Gaúcho (comic strip)
# Ronaldinho Gaúcho (comic strip)

Ronaldinho Gaúcho is a Brazilian celebrity comic strip by Mauricio de Sousa, syndicated by Atlantic Syndication. It features a fictionalised version of the Brazilian footballer of the same name as a child.

The strip was created in 2006, when the 2006 FIFA World Cup was taking place in Germany. It ran at least until 2011.

The comic strip was adapted into an animated television series as Ronaldinho Gaúcho's Team, produced by Italian studio GIG Italy Entertainment, with the coproduction of MSP (Mauricio de Sousa Produções).

In 2014, because of the FIFA World Cup held in Brazil, Ronaldinho Gaúcho's short animated series was acquired by the paid children's channel Gloob, at the same time, the Discovery Kids channel aired the series "Pelezinho in: Planet Soccer." The series "Pelezinho in: Planet Soccer" was also launched, usually passing during Discovery Kids commercials,[6] and Neymar Jr. by Nickelodeon.

