This is a list of characters from the Monica's Gang franchise, created by Brazilian cartoonist Maurício de Sousa. Note that only characters from the main series are detailed here. For characters from related publications, check the navigation box at the bottom of this page.
In 2011, in a internet chatroom, Maurício revealed that the character's neighborhood was inspired on the neighborhood of Cambuí, in the city of Campinas, where he lived for a few years. It's a place with lots of plants and trees, a soccer field (where the boys play), a garbage dumpster which Smudge used to play in (not anymore, due to the political correctness of recent editions), and little to no asphalt.
Before Monica's debut in 1963, Maurício's initial characters were all male. After being accused of misoginy, he began creating his first female characters which were inspired by some of his own daughters.[1]
The four main characters of Monica's Gang are:
See main article: Monica (Monica's Gang).
See main article: Jimmy Five.
See main article: Smudge (Monica's Gang).
See main article: Maggy (Monica's Gang).
Franklin (Franjinha, Little Fringe) The child prodigy of the gang, being a preteen. He is a scientist who creates formulas, time machines and several fantastic devices in his laboratory that often fall into the hands of their friends creating serious problems. Many times Jimmy Five takes advantage of using his inventions to use them to defeat Monica, sometimes convincing Franklin to help him in his plans to dominate the street. He owns of the puppy Blu, who has been his best friend since the first comic strips. Usually seen walking along with Bucky, Jeremiah, and Manezinho, which has been his friends since the earliest comics. He also has a secret love for Marina, often using their inventions to try to impress her. He is blond with a black bangs covering his forehead, usually wears black shorts, brown shoes, and a red shirt with a button (very similar to Jimmy Five's clothes), and occasionally also a white coat when in his laboratory. The character was originally based on Mauricio de Sousa himself as a child.[2]
Bucky (Titi) is Franklin's best friend and one of the older boys in the gang. He is arrogant, narcissistic and flirty . Bucky has the same teeth as Monica, but his friends rarely make fun of that. Bucky dates Annie, even though he cheats on her with other girls.[3] He sometimes ends up breaking up with his ex-girlfriends because of his infidelity. He is usually seen together Franklin, Jeremiah and Manezinho in most of the stories, sometimes forming the team of the older preteen boys known as the "Turma do Bermudão" (lit. Big Shorts' Gang).
Jeremiah (Jeremias) is another of Franklin's best friends, and one of Mauricio's few Afro-Brazilian characters. He is seen most of the time hanging out with Franklin, Bucky (who is his best friend) and Manezinho. He often wears a red cap (which belonged to his grandfather), hiding that he is bald. At first, until the early 80s he was drawn in a strong black color with blackface features,[4] [5] but nowadays, his color is a softer brown and has thin lips.
In 2018, the character became the protagonist of a graphic novel from the Graphic MSP collection, entitled Jeremias: Pele, addressing issues of racial prejudice.[6] [7] The graphic novel was written by Rafael Calça and drawn by Jefferson Costa, having had a sequel in 2020 entitled Jeremias: Alma.[8]
Manezinho is another of Franklin and Bucky's best friends. He is an immigrant from Portugal who now lives in Brazil. He is often seen wearing red overalls and has hair similar to Monica's. He was frequently present in the comics until the early 70s, only returning in the 2000s with an excuse that in the meantime he was living in Portugal and returned to Brazil again. In the current comics it is revealed that he has a young brother called António Alfacinha.
Hummer (Humberto) is a boy suffers from muteness, which means all he can do to communicate is to murmur "hmm-hmm". In some strips, it is stated that he is also deaf, and that he reads people's lips to understand what they are saying.[9] Originally he was introduced in 1960 as a pre-teen being one of Franklin's friends, but over time he was redesigned as a boy the same age as Jimmy Five.
Mary Angela (Maria Cebolinha) is Jimmy Five's baby sister. She is a baby who is between 1 and 2 years old, sometimes being able to speak a few words. Just like Monica and Maggy she was also based on one of Mauricio de Sousa's first daughters, Mariângela, being the eldest daughter of the family.
Specs (Zé Luís) is one of the oldest kids of the gang. Specs likes reading and studying, but also finds time to hang with his friends. He was introduced as one of the Jimmy Five's best friends and sidekick during the return of the strips in the newspapers in 1963, at first without personality. When Monica first appeared, she was said to be his little sister, but the idea was discarded in later strips. Specs was also originally the leader of the boys' club, but this idea was also forgotten giving his place to the Jimmy Five. Currently he has rarely appeared in modern comics, usually in favor of Franklin who is the main genius of the gang. His age is inconsistent, typically being portrayed between a pre-teen or teenager (mostly in recent comics) or even as a tall kid in the same age of Franklin. In Monica Teen he along with Crystal first appeared working for Bubbly in his spaceship, occupying the rank of Ensign.
Couch Gag Louie (Teveluisão, a portmanteau of the Portuguese words "Televisão" (Television), "Luís", and "Luisão" (Big Luís)) is a boy that as his name suggests, he is addicted to television, and spends all day watching it. He is one of the older boys being the same age as Specs (who is sometimes seen as his best friend). His friends always tells him that this is not healthy, and forces him to go outdoors. His main feature is that in addition to his glasses he is often seen with a grin even when he is speaking, being rarely seen without the grin. He is Bloggy's older brother. Like Specs he used to be a regular character between the 60's and 70's, but has few appearances in current comics.
Sunny (Xaveco) is Jimmy Five and Smudge's best friend. The main characteristic of this boy a lack of any defining features. He is always referred to as "the secondary character", and the main characters always make fun of his apparent uselessness. He constantly attempts to elevate his rank to that of a main character, a trait which he transfers to his teen version in the spinoff series Monica Teen.
Sunny originally appeared in the 1960s comic strips as one of several Jimmy Five's friends with whom he starred, and continued to appear in the comic books usually serving as a supporting character in most of the stories without showing any personality. Starting in the 2000s he began to have more prominence in stories written by Emerson Abreu, which helped to develop his current trait of "secondary character", as well as his family starting with his older sister Xabéu and his divorced parents.[10] In recent stories he is seen spending time with his clumsy father whom he visits often as he lives with his mother and sister. Also in more recent stories he is seen having a paternal grandmother named Xepa and a yellow poodle named Ximbuca.
Angel (Anjinho, lit. Little Angel) – As the name suggests, he is the guardian angel of Monica's Gang. He lives in the clouds high up above (presumably heaven). Acting more like a superhero, he is constantly called to help children under his guard, including Monica and all her friends. He also works like an advice-giver to the gang.[11] It is impossible for him to protect all the kids from the scrapes they get into, and he most likely becomes involved in the chaos. His recurring gag is the many different ways that the gang will use to call him down (most usually Monica), often getting Angel injured or scared.
Annie (Aninha, lit. Little Ana) is Bucky's (main) girlfriend. She caught Bucky flirting with other girls multiple times, but in the end, she ends up forgiving him. Annie is very jealous, but Bucky still manages to date other girls while she is not watching over him. Later, on the series sequel, Monica Teen, Annie finally breaks up with Bucky, leaving him desperate to reconsiliate the relationship.
Dustine (Maria Cascuda) is Smudge's girlfriend. Originally in the early stories Dustine was just as dirty girl, easily being a female counterpart of Smudge as her Portuguese name suggests, but over the years she has gradually changed her personality into a clean girl who takes frequent showers (even when she was drawn with smudges on her cheeks just like her boyfriend in older stories), what is occasionally portrayed as a running gag, as Smudge still prefers dirt. In the recent comics is a great friend to Monica and Maggy. She sometimes shows difficulties with her relationship with Smudge, both because Smudge doesn't take dating seriously and is often feel jealous to see her boyfriend with other girls, very similar to the relationship between Bucky and Annie. Her real name is Maria Cassandra, but she is usually referred to by the nickname Cascuda (Dustine in the English translations).
Toddy (Quinzinho, lit. Little Quim (a short for Joaquim)) is Maggy's boyfriend being also the humble son of a baker. He is an overweight boy of Portuguese descent and often helps his father in his work, baking and delivering bread. He was originally introduced in the early issues of Maggy's comic book as a love interest for her, but over time became her boyfriend. Although he and Maggy show that they love each other very much, Maggy is usually shown to like him mostly due to his ability to satisfy her need for fresh baked goods.
Denise is a gossipy friend of Monica and Maggy, but sometimes acting as a rival to them when being with Cindy. Like Sunny, before she was a minor character but with an inconsistent design that often changes every story, until be revealed in a story that the character was played by several girls. Currently, she has appeared in stories with a fixed look having brown hair with pigtails and a purple dress. Originally in the first appearances during the 1990s she had no personality, and is often used as a support character for Monica and Maggy in stories focused only in the girls, or sometimes serving as an accomplice to Cindy practicing bullying against Monica. In recent stories after having her official look she has appeared more frequently in stories often being characterized by her outgoing, outspoken and self-centered yet charismatic personality, sometimes acting more mature than the other kid characters.
Junior (Dudu) is the younger cousin of Maggy. A spoiled, troublemaker and a selfish 5-year-old boy who loves to tease the boys of the neighborhood, mainly Jimmy Five. He tends to be the opposite of Maggy, while his cousin is a glutton and has a voracious appetite Junior hates eating all kinds of food. He proves to be very intelligent for his age.
Nimbus is Nick Nope's brother and the magician of the gang.[12] Like Marina and Nick Nope, he was also based on one of Mauricio's sons (Mauro Takeda e Sousa),[12] [13] Originally when was introduced in 1994, he was very interested in meteorology, being afraid of thunders and storms, having these characteristics based on the real Mauricio's son who was also interested in climatology in the childhood. He also appeared as Smudge's friend for sharing fear of rain clouds, but not water. However some years later Mauricio decided to change his characteristic later when the real Mauro Souza stopped to have interest by meteorology, at first becoming a boy beloved by the girls, but later as a magician in 1999.
Nick Nope (Do Contra) is a boy that as his Portuguese name implies ("do contra" can be translated as "against", "contrary"), he likes to avoid the mainstream and do everything in reverse to the normal way. His running gag is liking for strange foods, like salty ice creams or rice with chunks of watermelon. He is Nimbus' brother. Like Marina, he is based on one of Mauricio's children (Mauricio Takeda e Souza).[14]
Marina, first introduced in 1994,[15] she was based on one of Mauricio's daughters, Marina Takeda e Sousa.[15] [16] Both Marinas love painting and drawing.[17] Sometimes she has a giant magic pencil capable of giving life to any drawing she does, as well as redesign objects and sometimes characters, also possessing an eraser capable of erasing anything. Marina caught Franklin's eye, and became the subject of his unrequited affection (although she does date him in the spinoff series Monica Teen).
Cindy Frou-frou (Carminha Frufru) is an arrogant rich girl and Monica's main rival. Among boys, she is considered the most popular girl in the neighborhood, and often the target of jealousy from other girls. She often hangs out with Denise to try to humiliate Monica and her friends. Similar to what happens to her also occurs to Fabio, the most popular boy among the girls.
Tony from Down the Street (Tonhão da Rua de Baixo) is a fat and big bully who often bullies the boys from the Lemon Street. Picky, grumpy and often thick stands behind the boys, but always loses a fight to Monica. He lives on a street below the Lemon Street, and has a counterpart of the same name who lives up the street. He is often seen wearing a yellow whoopee cap (very similar to a crown) and is bald. He also appears in the spin-off Monica Teen as one of the antagonists, rival of Jimmy Five, having a gigantic change in his look, becoming thin and having long blonde hair.
Crystal (Xabéu Lorota) - Sunny's teenage older sister, portrayed as an active and jolly teen girl. Being the oldest and attractive girl in the Lemon Street, she is often passion target of every boy, mainly Jimmy Five and Smudge. Usually is seen working as a nanny in the neighborhood, mainly for Junior.
Bloggy (Bloguinho, lit. Little Blog) is a computer-obsessed young boy.[18] His speech balloons are written with internet slangs and emoticons.[18] Lately, he also began to express himself through meme faces. He was introduced as Teveluisão's little brother,[18] who is a television-loving adolescent (see below). In addition, his hair is a simple "@".
Doreen (Dorinha, lit. Little Dora) introduced in 2004, she is a blind girl inspired by blind philanthropist Dorina Nowill.[19] As she is blind since birth, she doesn't know the shape of things, so she often just imagines.[20] [21] [22] Her remaining senses are very precise, though.
Luca is a paralytic boy, who is one of the boys who is the target of Monica's affections.[23] It was introduced in 2004 along with Doreen. He is very active, though. He plays basketball,[24] and performs tricks on his chair, just like a skateboarder. His chair is also equipped with several gadgets set by Franklin.[24] [25] The girls find him a very cute boy, especially Monica.[24] [25] In the first appearances he was nicknamed as "Da Roda" (of the wheel, due to his wheel chair), however over time the nickname was forgotten.
Marcelinho (lit. Little Marcelo) Inspired by Maurício's youngest child, Marcelo Pereira de Sousa was created in 2015 and is described as a "7-8-year-old boy who likes to do everything the right way, don't like wasting resources and knows how to save money".[15]
Milena is another of Monica and Maggy's friends. An Afro-Brazilian girl who was created in 2017 for marketing, however was introduced in the comics two years later.[26] [27] She’s a daughter of a veterinary mother and an advertiser father, Milena is the middle child of her family. Milena also loves animals and plays the piano. In the spin-off Monica Teen, by Season III, she joins the main cast. The character has had a mixed reception from the public, mostly due to the fact that MSP constantly gives too much focus to the character, specially on advertisements and products, which makes her look like she’s one of the main cast. The fact that she was getting more spotlight than every other support character was one of the reasons why most of the public accuses the character of being a Mary Sue and criticizes her lack of personality. She is considered the first female Afro-Brazilian character made by MSP.
Monica's parents. Mr. Sousa is based on Mauricio de Sousa himself, although he is a separate character from him.
Known as Seu Cebola and Dona Cebola (lit. Mr. Onion and Ms. Onion) in the original, they are Jimmy Five and Mary Angela's parents. Mr. Five shares strong similarities with his son having the same five-strand hair, like his son he is clumsy and has no good luck and works in an office. Ms. Five (which real name is Maria) is a fat woman and works as a housewife.
Smudge's parents. Their full names are Antenor Araújo and Lurdes Marques. Similar to Mr. Five, Antenor is also a clumsy father and shares strong similarities with his son having the same hair and also works in an office. Lurdinha is known for being a housewife often seen cleaning the house and arguing with her son about the messes he makes and for often disobeying her about her obsession with dirt and not wanting to shower. Originally when they were introduced they were dirty like their son, however over time they were characterized as being clean.
Maggy's parents. Their full names are Carlos Paulo (for a few moments he is also referred to as Mr. Paulinho) and Eliana Fernandes (sometimes being nicknamed as Ms. Lili). Carlito often works in an office to support his family, especially his daughter's immense hunger. He sometimes acts as an antagonist to Vanilla wanting to kick him out due to his allergy to cats. He is also the brother of Ms. Cecília, which makes him Junior's uncle. Ms. Lina is Maggy's mom shares some facial similarities with her daughter, usually is seen cooking and is the niece of Aunt Nena.
Junior's parents. They are often seen having to put up with their son’s picky eater behavior. Cecília is Carlito's sister, which makes her Maggy's aunt.
Xaveco and Xabéu's parents who are divorced. Similar to Xabéu, they were initially introduced as unnamed characters in the stories written by Emerson Abreu, but over time they gained more prominence. Xaveco and Xabéu live with Xarlene, in a large house with a swimming pool, but Xaveco is often seen visiting his father to have moments between father and son. Similar to Mr. Five and Mr. Antenor, Xavier is characterized both by having a clumsy father and also by sharing facial similarities with his son (notably his hair). Xavier is also Ms. Xepa's son. A characteristic involving the stories between Xaveco and Xavier is that they are mostly mute and Xaveco is often seen having accidents due to his father's clumsy way who often kisses him in every accident.
Nutty Ned (Louco, lit. Crazy (Man)) is a completely nonsense and unreasonable character. Apparently, lives in a hospice nearby to Jimmy Five's house. Often disturbs the boy with surreal adventures that lead him to madness.
Mr. Bill (Seu Juca) is a running gag, this character appears doing a different job every strip. He changes jobs so frequently because Monica and her friends always try to "help" him with his work. Bill's attempts to stop them invariably result in disaster, and Bill ends up losing his job
Aunt Nena - Maggy's baker aunt. She is known for being a great and famous chef, being expert in making numerous cakes and sweets that often end up being devoured by her niece. Sometimes she also helps Maggy with some advice. In some stories it is also revealed that she is a witch, having learned some spells through some books.
Uncle Pepo - Maggy's toymaker uncle and Nena's husband. He used to appear frequently in the first issues of the Maggy comics in the 90s, but rarely appears in current comics.
Carmem da Esquina (lit. Carmem from the Corner) - An overweight and grumpy middle-aged woman who lives in the Lemon Street. She is known for her hatred for the children of the neighborhood, because they always end up messing up with her garden, even if it was an accident. She is single and is always looking for a boyfriend already having dated Seu Jura and also Sunny's divorced father. She does not have a regular design (specially in her first appearances) and often appears in most stories with a different look but is easily recognized for wearing a purple dress and having a brown hair in a hideous haircut.
Blu (Bidu) is Franklin's pet dog. He was originally the first main character of the franchise, along with his owner Franklin. In the Monica's Gang stories he usually appears as a normal dog who does not speak. However, he is usually seen talking and acting like a human being in their own stories, where he works as a cartoon actor, along with Glu and Manfred. He has the ability to talk to inanimate objects like a stone.
Fluffy (Floquinho, lit. Little Flake) is Jimmy Five's pet dog, a green and extremely hairy dog of unknown race. Appears since the first newspaper strips. His weird look and hairy body usually are used as joke in most of the stories in which he appears, usually about its head being identical to its tail, if Fluffy is really a dog or even the fact that Fluffy can hide objects and people inside its fur. In 1995 Fluffy was considered a Lhasa Apso after Mauricio de Sousa received a letter from a reader comparing Fluffy with this breed,[28] however in 2016 Fluffy's breed was changed to Puli.[29] In the live-action film Turma da Mônica: Laços Fluffy's breed is a Lhasa Apso.
Vanilla (Mingau, lit. Porridge) is Maggy's pet cat. He was introduced in the very first Maggy comic book, at first being presented as a nameless stray cat adopted by Maggy, but in 1989 had a contest to choose its name.
Chauvy (Chovinista) is Smudge's pet pig. He's a clean, friendly and polite pig, is often treated as a dog by its owner and sometimes shows human traits to appear to watch television and take a bath sometimes, although unlike Blu and Vanilla he does not speak in his own stories. Originally he debuted timidly in the comics without personality or name and being portrayed dirty and hydrophobic like its owner, but over time his personality was changing, especially after the appearance of Smudge's own comic book in the 80s, although sometimes there are still some recent stories in which he appears dirty.
Ditto (Monicão) is Monica's pet dog, as his owner it has big teeth and same hair, is a very energetic dog, that likes to bite (and sometimes destroy) everything he sees in front; he's Monica's second dog (first was napoleon(napoleão).
Radar is Doreen's guide dog, Radar is a Labrador.[22] She obtained him in a small tournament after unsuccessfully trying to buy him in a pet store of Jequitibás, the city in which she lived before she moved to Bairro do Limoreiro.[22]
Rufus (Rúfius) is an aggressive and furious dog that often scares the neighborhood children. He is known by the title "The angriest dog of the street". His owner is unknown, although it is believed that he belongs to Tony.
Captain Fray (Capitão Feio, lit. "Captain Ugly") is the most recurring villain to appear in comics. A supervillain with the ability to fly and produce dirt rays from his hands who constantly creates plans whether to take over the world or just spread pollution. He lives in a base in the sewers of Lemon Tree district and is often allied with a group of mud creatures known as the Sewer Creatures who often aid him in his plans. In the older stories in which he appeared, he was often portrayed as a rival to the protagonists, especially Monica, but over time his appearances were reduced to just antagonizing Smudge, with him as his greatest rival, although he sometimes sees him as his potential pupil because they both have interests in dirt. He was originally introduced in a Jimmy Five magazine as Smudge's uncle (being Antenor's brother) who became this villain after suffocating himself with dust from old magazines he had stored away, however this origin as well as his relationship with Smudge ended up being forgotten over time, however his status as Smudge's uncle ended up being rescued during the Panini Comics magazines.
In other media, Captain Fray was the protagonist of a graphic novel entitled Capitão Feio: Identidade (lit. "Captain Fray: Identity"), which was published in 2017 by Magno Costa and Marcelo Costa as part of the Graphic MSP series.[30] [31] The graphic novel had a sequel in 2019 called Capitão Feio: Tormenta. Fray also makes an appearance in the game Turma da Mônica em: O Resgate replacing the final boss of, although he appears on the title screen and is mentioned as the main villain in the manual Mônica no Castelo do Dragão.[32] In Monica Adventures he was initially introduced in the introductory saga as a different villain called Poeira Negra (lit. "Black Dust") being a servant of the villain Yuka. Unlike his original self, as Poeira Negra he was portrayed as a clean man with long, straight hair and wearing a suit. However, after Yuka's defeat, he later returns after a long time back to his original alter ego as Captain Fray.
Lorde Coelhão (lit. Lord Big Rabbit) is one of the gang's most famous -and harmless- enemies. He is a satire of Darth Vader, hailing from the planet Cenourando (a joke with the Portuguese word for carrot, "cenoura"). He commands a great army of "coelhoides" (a portmanteau from the Portuguese words "Coelho" (rabbit) and "Androide" (Android)). His main assistant is "Zoiudo" (a Brazilian slang for "big-eyed"), a flying being who does nothing but repeat the orders given by his master and spy on the gang. He first appeared in the movie As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica, but had a bigger role in the sequel A Princesa e o Robô being the main villain who aims to dominate the planet Cenourano and marry Princess Mimi. In the comics he had rare appearances.
Professor Spada/Doctor Spam (Professor Spada (an Italian-descent surname meaning sword)/Doutor Spam) – The most recent enemy of Monica's gang, introduced in 2005,[33] he is the only character with two personalities. When he is Professor Spada, he is a gentle, happy computer technician. But if eventually hit by a short circuit (most often caused by an accidental bashing from Monica's bunny), he becomes the evil Doctor Spam,[15] who can travel through the internet, which means he can be in any part of the globe in within some seconds to disseminate computer viruses. He is based on Maurício's son Maurício Spada e Sousa, while his double personality disturb was inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.[15] His good alter ego is called Professor Spada because Mauricio likes to teach. Maurício Spada e Sousa died on 2 May 2016 of heart attack.[34]
Dr. McClean (Dr. Olimpo in the original) is of the main villains for Smudge, being practically an opposite of Captain Fray. He follows the stereotype of a mad scientist whose main characteristic is being a neurotic about cleanliness and having a great repulsion for dirt. He sees Smudge as his greatest archenemy and frequently creates plans to try to capture Smudge and clean him up. When he is not trying to attack Smudge he is seen allying himself with other villains. Notably, he also has a rivalry with Captain Fray due to their opposing interests, although they occasionally appear together in groups of villains against Monica or just Smudge due to having a common enemy. He is often assisted by his henchman Sapóleo and occasionally has closeness with the twins Cremilda and Clotilde for sharing the same interests in cleanliness and rivalry with Smudge.
Cremilda and Clotilde are a pair of fat twin sisters, who like Dr. McClean are neurotic about cleanliness and are often seen cleaning everything in sight. Just like McClean, they often appear as antagonists to Smudge, often also creating plans to give him a bath as they are also repulsed by his dirt habits, although they are also incompetent at doing so. A recurring theme in the stories focused on her is that Smudge never notices their malicious attitudes in wanting to chase him by trying to throw water on him and because of this he does not show any negative feelings towards them, always seeing them as his friends, although in more recent stories Smudge has become aware of their real intentions. Unlike other villains they are not necessarily evil, although in more recent stories they are often seen allying with other major villains such as McClean and even Captain Fray in villain groups it was once mentioned that they did this in search of boyfriends. They have twin nieces called Lara and Luiza who just like her are also neurotic about cleanliness.
Viviane - A young and beautiful witch who lives in the Lemon Street. She has her powers derived from the moon and often creates plans that involve summoning the moon power to rule the world. She is the enemy of the neighborhood kids, especially Maggy who ironically is responsible for ruining their plans to conquer the moon. Is always accompanied by her black cat pet Bóris. In Monica Teen she has a daughter named Ramona.
They are a clumsy and mysterious alien race from a planet known as Tomba. They are characterized by always wearing a spacesuit hiding their real faces and are able to transform to take on the appearance of other people. At first they were introduced in a story focused on Smudge where he at first mistakes them for his friends believing they were playing aliens, until later discovering that they were actually real alien invaders. At the end of the same story it is revealed that the Tombanians took the form of Smudge and accidentally left one of their allies (who with amnesia came to believe to be the real Smudge) while taking the real Smudge. After this story they had a few other appearances, including meeting with Bubbly in the space (while in their Smudge form) and later in Monica Teen where they are shown bigger and older.
Capitão Picolé (literally: Captain Popsicle) - A recurring villain who appeared in a miniseries that parodied the American series Lost. He was the first character created by Mauricio de Sousa, during his childhood, however, he was forgotten and decided to get revenge against the other characters by kidnapping and imprisoning them on an island (including characters who have been forgotten in the first strips, like Nico Demon and Zé Munheca). He was defeated by Monica but managed to scape. In Monica Nº54 - 600 edições, it’s revealed that he’s the real person behind Cabeça de balde (lit: bucket head), whose real identity was ambiguous until this edition.
Cabeleira Negra - A young and beautiful female space pirate who was one of the villains in the film Uma Aventura no Tempo. She is captain of a squad of space pirates known for various crimes in space, besides being a descendant of Blackbeard. In the film was the Bubbly's rival and also love interest. It is revealed in the film she is also bald and wears a wig. Her last appearance was in one of the first editions of Monica Teen.
A trio of mean girls who are known for living in the neighboring neighborhood, the Bairro das Pitangueiras, and are often referred as the Pitangueiras' Girls. They are portrayed as enemies of the children of Limoeiro, mainly Monica, Maggy and Denise who are considered their biggest rivals.
Penha is the leader, being a rich and spoiled girl, with attitudes very similar to Cindy's, notably already dating Jimmy Five once causing Monica to be jealous. It is revealed over the course of the issues that her father is a corrupt politician and her mother is a vampire who hides in the depths of her mansion. Her design is very similar to Little Lulu, which was even considered the main rival for Monica in the sale of comics in Brazil until the 90s.
Agnes is a paranoid, cold and unsympathetic girl who has no friends (except for Penha and Sofia) and has a habit of kidnapping animals (such as birds) to keep them in cages. She lives in an old mansion together with the ghosts of her deceased parents, who influenced her daughter's antisocial behavior. In Monica Teen it is revealed that she died and became a ghost.
Sofia is a huge and grumpy obese girl with immense strength (very similar to Little Lotta), being even resistant enough to Monica's coelhadas. Because of her large size, her extraordinary strength and being always grumpy, she is usually feared by the other characters (except her friends Penha and Agnes). In Monica Teen she returns, but redeeming herself by claiming that she was misunderstood in childhood and never wanted to be the enemy in the first place.
Soninha - Denise's evil imaginary sister. Originally debuted as a recurring character in a 90s story in a time when Denise still had an inconsistent personality and design. Later after many years absent and forgotten the character returned to appear in a story as a villain conspiring to overthrow Denise, revealing her past as an imaginary sister that Denise created and who became real after a birthday wish. She has the ability to manipulate people by usually convincing them to be her friends through compliments, countering Denise's arrogant and rude personality, and also create illusions.