Bira Dantas in Dutch Comiclopedia: http://lambiek.net/artists/d/dantas_bira.htm

He was born in Sao Paulo (1963) Brazil, and lives in Campinas.

Drew the comics magazine "Os Trapalhoes" from 1980 to 1982. In1985, was AQC (Cartoonist and Comics Drawer Association) member.

Published Comics in magazines: Quadreca, Pantano, Tralha, Porrada, Megazine, Bundas, Sem Essa, Prismarte Terror, Caraminhola, Subversos, Camiño de Rato and "LULA, a winner´s history" the brazilian ex-president Comics magazine Campaign).

Published editorial cartoons in Newspapers Retrato do Brasil, Folha da Tarde, Diario do Povo, Correio Popular (Tatu-man strips), Unions' newspapers (Sinergia, Sindipetro and Sindae) and websites.

CARTOON
Has been selected in brazilian Humor Contests like Piaui, Belo Horizonte/Caratinga (MG), Santo Andre/Ribeirao Preto/Araras/Piracicaba (SP), UNACON (Brasilia), Carioca Humor Contest and Volta Redonda (RJ), Porto Alegre/Lageado/Univates (RS), Pernambuco (FIHQ-PE).
International Contests of Cartoons "ParaRAIL world"(Russia), "II Rencontre du Dessin de Presse" Carquefou (France) and Argentina, India, Iran, Greece and Norway

PRIZES:
1986 - First Prize (caricature) Cartoon Contest of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
1992 - Special Prize at Humor Saloon of Araras (Brasil)
2000 - Two special Prizes at Humor Saloon of Ribeirao Preto (Brazil)
2002 - Merit Diplom (Zumbi dos Palmares) from Municipal Chamber of Campinas (Sao Paulo).
2003 - Best Brazilian Cartoonist / Angelo Agostini Prize, First prize (caricature) at Ramiz Gökçe Cartoon Festival (Cyprus), Angelo Agostini Prize as brazilian best cartoonist.
2004 - Special prize at Volta Redonda´s Humor Contest.
2005 - Speaker in the World Comics Conference (Korea): http://www.bigorna.net/index.php?secao=artigos&id=1129590480
2005 - Angelo Agostini Prize as Best Brazilian Cartoonist.
2006 - I had my comics "Rainy days" published in Quantum Spies magazine (South Korea): http://www.quantumspies.com/
2007 - Brazilian HQmix prize by coletive Comics book Front (Via Lettera publisher).
2008 - Brazilian HQmix prize Quarto Mundo. Comics signing session at Lambiek Book Store (Holand).
2009 - Honourable prize Redman China Cartoon Competition, First Prize Short Comics in Serbyan Cartoon Festival, Strips First Prize in Paraguaçu Paulista Cartoon Fest (Brazil). I had my comics "Who killed the indian Galdino?" published in Ziniol (Poland's Comics magazine): http://chargesbira.blogspot.com/2010/03/bira-day-no-blog-polones-de-hq-ziniol.htm
2011: Speaker on Bucheon International Comics Festival (Korea)