e/Monica (Monica's Gang)

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has gloss	eng: Monica is the main character of Monicas Gang comic strips. She was created in 1963, and is a bright girl with powerful (usually even superhuman) strength, which she uses to beat up boys who tease her. She is known by the other characters as the "owner of the street" (which makes Jimmy Five extremely jealous of her). She is always carrying her blue rabbit toy called Samson (Sansão). She defends her friends whenever they meet trouble, but is also always ready to provide them her own punishment. She is often at odds with Jimmy Five, but backs him up whenever he gets into trouble. Monicas best friend is Maggy. Mauricio says he based the character on his own daughter, who is also named Monica . Monicas hair is influenced by a haircut his daughters older sister Mariângela gave her once when she was a kid .
lexicalization	eng: Monica
instance of	c/Fictional Brazilians

Meaning
Portuguese
has gloss	por: Mônica é uma personagem de histórias em quadrinhos brasileira, criada por Maurício de Sousa em 1963 na tira Cebolinha. Ele se baseou em sua própria filha, assim como havia feito com Maria Cebolinha (baseada na filha Mariângela) e faria com Magali, além de outros filhos no futuro. Começando como coadjuvante, Mônica logo se tornou a principal personagem de Maurício, passando a estrelar sua própria revista em 1970 (publicada primeiro pela Editora Abril e atualmente pela Editora Panini). Mônica tem aparecido em comerciais para a televisão, livros infantis, peças com atores fantasiados e usando máscaras e desenhos animados para a TV e para o cinema.
lexicalization	por: Mônica