Laerte Coutinho

Biography

Laerte Coutinho, known mainly as simply Laerte, is a Brazilian cartoonist, comic strip artist and screenwriter. Assigned male at birth, she came out in 2009 as a crossdresser and later as a transgender woman. Laerte has collaborated with several publications such as Balão, O Pasquim, and Chiclete com Banana magazines and draws regularly for Folha de S. Paulo newspaper. She has created several comic strip characters, such as Piratas do Tietê (The Pirates of Tietê River). Since the mid 2000s, Laerte's strips became more philosophical and less humour-focused, abandoning fixed characters.

Known for

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Reading Again Graúna

2024 ⭐ 6.5

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Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People

2021 ⭐ 8.0

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A Turma do Pererê.DOC

2019 ⭐ 7.0

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Laerte-se

2017 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2026

Desenheiros do Instagram

Archive footage · 2026

2025

From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe

Self · 2025

2024

The Known Daughter of Claudia Wonder

2024

Reading Again Graúna

Self · 2024

⭐ 6.5

2021

Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People Notable

Laerte / Madame L (voice) · 2021

⭐ 8.0

2020

Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

Self · 2020

2019

A Turma do Pererê.DOC Notable

2019

⭐ 7.0

2018

Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites

Self · 2018

The City of Pirates

Laerte Coutinho (voice) · 2018

⭐ 5.9

Mapas Afetivos: São Paulo

2018

2017

Casa da Xiclet

Herself · 2017

Laerte-se Notable

Herself · 2017

⭐ 7.0

2016

Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press Notable

Self · 2016

⭐ 8.0

Super Oldboy Notable

2016

⭐ 9.0

2014

Tie and Red Nail Notable

Herself · 2014

⭐ 7.4

2012

Laughter of Others Notable

Herself · 2012

⭐ 8.3

2011

Consideração do Poema Notable

2011

⭐ 9.0

2010

Malditos Cartunistas

2010

2008

Dossiê Rê Bordosa

Laerte Coutinho (voice) · 2008

⭐ 6.5

Frequently appears with

Henfil

Self (archive footage)

Aroeira

Self

Milhem Cortaz

Bob Cuspe (voice)

Angeli

Angeli (voice)

Paulo Miklos

Irmãos Kowalski (voice)

Full filmography

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Desenheiros do Instagram

2026

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From Nowhere: A Portrait of Valter Hugo Mãe

2025

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The Known Daughter of Claudia Wonder

2024

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Reading Again Graúna

2024 ⭐ 6.5

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Bob Spit: We Do Not Like People

2021 ⭐ 8.0

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Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde

2020

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A Turma do Pererê.DOC

2019 ⭐ 7.0

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Rindo à Toa: Humor Sem Limites

2018

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The City of Pirates

2018 ⭐ 5.9

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Mapas Afetivos: São Paulo

2018

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Casa da Xiclet

2017

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Laerte-se

2017 ⭐ 7.0

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Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press

2016 ⭐ 8.0

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Super Oldboy

2016 ⭐ 9.0

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Tie and Red Nail

2014 ⭐ 7.4

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Laughter of Others

2012 ⭐ 8.3

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Consideração do Poema

2011 ⭐ 9.0

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Malditos Cartunistas

2010

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Dossiê Rê Bordosa

2008 ⭐ 6.5