Monica and Friends

Maurício de Sousa, then-reporter for Folha da Manhã, in 1959, decided to enter the field of comics hitherto disputed in the country.{{Cite web|url=http://turmadamonica.com.br/|title=MSP - Mauricio de Sousa Produções|website=MSP - Mauricio de Sousa Produções|access-date=2021-11-06|archive-date=2013-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729042043/http://msp@turmadamonica.com.br/|url-status=live}} In the same year made his first characters Blu and Franklin, and decided that Blu would be the protagonist. Both were based on his own childhood, Franklin based on Maurício himself and Blu on his pet dog Cuíca. The main inspirations of Monica and Friends were through American comics like Peanuts and Little Lulu, which have inspired some recurring themes like the boys' club. In the following year of 1960, the characters gained ground through the children's magazine Zaz Traz by publisher Editora Outubro, later getting their own comic titled Bidu by Editora Continental. However, the magazines were canceled that same year.{{Cite web |url=http://www.planetagibi.net/2009/07/todos-os-gibis-da-turma-pre-historia.html |title=Todos os gibis da turma: pré-história |access-date=2014-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927065940/http://www.planetagibi.net/2009/07/todos-os-gibis-da-turma-pre-historia.html |archive-date=2015-09-27 |url-status=dead }}

After that the characters returned to newspaper strips, the character Jimmy Five which had won great popularity in the previous magazines has become protagonist of their own strips of newspaper next to Blu and Franklin in 1961. Seeing potential in the character, Mauricio went on to create several supporting characters to appear in the Jimmy Five strips, like Smudge and Specs. But after so long Maurício received a complaint for the lack of feminine characters in his comics. So to avoid further controversy, in 1963 Monica was created, initially as a supporting character in the Jimmy Five strips (at first as the Specs' little sister) based on Mauricio's real daughter Mônica Sousa. Over time, the success and the charisma of the character made her be the protagonist of the series alongside Jimmy Five which became her sidekick. Also in 1963, Mauricio began to create new projects of comic strips with other characters without links with Monica and Jimmy Five, like Zezinho and Hiroshi (now called Chuck Billy 'n' Folks), The Cavern Clan, Bug-a-Booo, The Tribe and Raposão (now called Lionel's Kingdom).

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The characters only returned to be published in a monthly comic book from 1970, by publisher Abril, initially under the title of "Mônica e Sua Turma" (Monica and Her Gang), later being changed to "Mônica" and "Turma da Mônica" (Monica's Gang), the latter title used only for merchandising. With so many of the characters ever created by Mauricio in strips of newspaper also began to appear in the comics of Monica's Gang. At that time the area of comics was more competitive in Brazil, many Brazilian artists were trying to hold his own in the stalls along the publications of American comics like Donald Duck, José Carioca, Little Lulu, and many others. Even with these new comics, Monica's Gang remained with their good sales on newsstands and with this soon came to the Jimmy Five's solo comic book three years later. Sales were great and with that a contract with the footballer Pelé was made for the launch of a character based on him, the Pelezinho, which was a phenomenon among children at the time, marking time in the history of Brazilian comics.{{cite web|url=http://www.universohq.com/quadrinhos/2007/Pelezinho.cfm|title=Pelezinho: a história de um craque dos gibis|work=Universo HQ|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428114110/http://www.universohq.com/quadrinhos/2007/Pelezinho.cfm|archive-date=2007-04-28}} Pelezinho was one of the few black characters made by Maurício, and his design wasn't the most flattering to the black community, with a pale colored circle around the character's mouth to represent his lips, a concept made infamous by the black face depiction of African people. In late 2013, however, Pelezinho's design was updated to reflect more modern sensibilities.{{Cite web |date=2013-12-12 |title=MSP muda o visual do Pelezinho |url=https://universohq.com/noticias/msp-muda-o-visual-pelezinho/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=UNIVERSO HQ |language=pt-br |archive-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714160218/https://universohq.com/noticias/msp-muda-o-visual-pelezinho/ |url-status=live }}

The staff of cartoonists has grown, leading to the foundation of the Estúdios Maurício de Sousa, that produce comics with the characters created by Mauricio de Sousa, and other marketing projects and cartoons of the characters. The first attempts to make a Monica and Friends cartoon occurred in the late 60s during a deal with Cica food company that produced some commercials for television,{{cite web|url=http://www.propagandashistoricas.com.br/2013/04/pure-de-tomate-cica-turma-da-monica.html|title=Purê de Tomate Cica (Turma da Mônica) - Anos 70|date=April 2013|publisher=Propagandas Históricas|access-date=2014-09-01|archive-date=2014-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215133/http://www.propagandashistoricas.com.br/2013/04/pure-de-tomate-cica-turma-da-monica.html|url-status=live}} these being commercial who originated the character Thunder, who is currently a main character of the Lionel's Kingdom stories. The first film was only released in 1982, As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica which was produced in partnership with Black & White & Color and distributed by Embrafilme.

Over the years, other characters gained their own comic books, like Smudge (1982), Chuck Billy (1982) and Maggy (1989). Other media have strengthened over the years and Monica-branded merchandise were launched, with products like books, toys, discs, CD-ROM and video games. A Monica-themed amusement park was created in 1993 in São Paulo, titled "Parque da Mônica" (Monica Park).{{cite web|url=http://guia.folha.com.br/crianca/ult10047u694131.shtml|title=Parque da Mônica, sucesso dos anos 90, encerra atividades|date=2010-02-16|work=Guia da Folha Online|access-date=2010-02-16|archive-date=2010-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219020758/http://guia.folha.com.br/crianca/ult10047u694131.shtml|url-status=live}} In 2008 the franchise received a manga-style comic entitled Monica Teen.{{cite web|url=http://www.estadao.com.br/arteelazer/not_art214656,0.htm|title=Personagens da Turma da Mônica 'crescem' e viram mangá|publisher=O Estado de S. Paulo|date=2008-07-30|access-date=2014-02-14|archive-date=2009-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309030340/http://www.estadao.com.br/arteelazer/not_art214656,0.htm|url-status=live}}

{{Main|List of Monica's Gang characters}}

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The Monica and Friends series has an extensive amount of main and secondary characters. It has as main protagonists Monica, Jimmy Five, Smudge and Maggy and each has its own comic book. Currently the character Milena was recently added as the fifth main character of the group. Other characters from other series created by Mauricio de Sousa are also included on Monica and Friends, making crossovers or quotations from each other in several stories, among several other characters. The main setting of the stories is the fictional Lemon Tree Street (Rua do Limoeiro).

Most stories focus on the daily lives of the main characters and occasionally on the secondary characters; the humour usually uses various types of repetitions, allusions, appeals to the nonsense, paranomasias, sarcasm and metalanguage. The stories with Monica and Jimmy Five revolve around the conflict between the two. Jimmy Five is a troublemaker and bully who always tries to scold Monica or steal her stuffed bunny to give knots in its ears (usually having Smudge or another boy accomplice), always having Monica get her revenge by hitting him with her stuffed bunny, often leaving him bruised and with black eyes. Often Jimmy Five makes plans against her with various traps, sometimes using Franklin's inventions or talking Smudge into helping, but he always loses to Monica at the end.

Smudge's stories often focus on his penchant for dirt and mess and his fear of water, having never bathed in his life, and constantly being threatened by villains or his friends to take a shower, with him always succeeding in not getting wet and staying dirty. The stories with Maggy generally focus on her gluttony, with a superhuman ability to eat more than a normal person without ever getting fat and sometimes stealing food from her friends.

Among the villains are Captain Fray, a supervillain with the power to control garbage and dirt, and Lord Raider, a space rabbit whose first appearance was in the movies. A joke often breaks the fourth wall.

Other related works which relate to the series are:

• Thunder - Based on the first character of Monica and Friends, it shows the character Blu, a sentient blue dog of the Schnauzer breed, as acting as a mere actor in a studio of comics.
• Chuck Billy 'n' Folks - Focuses on the comic daily life of Chuck Billy, a lazy farmer boy and his friends who live on a farm in Brazil's countryside. He's the one that most often appears in contact with Monica and Friends. The character have his own spin-off comic book series. As Monica and Friends, he received a spin-off manga-style comic in 2013 called Chico Bento Moço (Chuck Billy Young Man).[http://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/08/02/chico-bento-ganha-revista-com-versao-adolescente.htm/ Chico Bento ganha revista com versão adolescente] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020153339/http://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/08/02/chico-bento-ganha-revista-com-versao-adolescente.htm/ |date=2014-10-20 }} Access date: 18/12/2013
• Bug-a-Booo - Focuses on comedy stories involving monsters of horror films (ghosts, vampires, werewolfs, Frankenstein and even the death) in a cemetery.
• Tina's Pals - Shows a daily routine of a group of college students and their daily lives as they date, go to college, among other issues. In 2014, it received its own spin-off comic book series.{{cite web |url=http://garotasgeeks.omelete.uol.com.br/2014/05/23/tina-da-turma-da-monica-ganhou-revista-e-esta-super-legal/ |title=Tina, da Turma da Mônica, ganhou revista e está super legal! : Garotas Geeks |access-date=2014-07-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707215109/http://garotasgeeks.omelete.uol.com.br/2014/05/23/tina-da-turma-da-monica-ganhou-revista-e-esta-super-legal/ |archive-date=2014-07-07 }} Access date: 23/05/2014
• The Funnies - Focuses on the comic adventures of Bubbly, an astronaut, as he explores space.
• Lionel's Kingdom - Focuses on the daily lives of a group of anthropomorphic animals of different species in a forest led by a lion king.
• The Cavern Clan - Focuses on Pitheco, a caveman inventor who is living in the midst of pre-history and tries to revolutionize humanity with his inventions.
• Horacio's World - Focuses on the life of a young philosopher, the dinosaur Horacio, and his friends.
• The Tribe - Focuses on an Amazonian native, Tom-Tom, who lives in a tropical forest constantly threatened by white men.

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Monica and Friends and its related works are released in a number of different books. Firstly, they were published by Editora Abril, from 1970 to 1986, then Editora Globo, from 1987 to 2006. From 2007 on, Panini Comics was chosen to keep the publications. So far there are comic books starring many characters, among the best known and sold are the characters of Monica, Jimmy Five, Smudge, Maggy and Chuck Billy, plus almanacs with republication of classic stories with varying characters. In 2015 was released an app for smartphones gathering more than 500 editions of comics franchise for download.{{cite web|url=http://www.tecmundo.com.br/apps/76534-aplicativo-caixa-quadrinhos-traz-turma-monica-smartphone.htm|title=Aplicativo Caixa de Quadrinhos traz a Turma da Mônica para o seu smartphone|language=pt|date=2015-03-13|publisher=TecMundo|access-date=2015-03-30|archive-date=2015-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113905/http://www.tecmundo.com.br/apps/76534-aplicativo-caixa-quadrinhos-traz-turma-monica-smartphone.htm|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Monica and Friends (TV series)}}

The characters of Monica and Friends are also the protagonists of which can be considered the first Brazilian animation series. After being introduced on television as advertising-boys in TV advertisements from the mid-1960s, complete stories began to be produced in 1976 starting with a Christmas TV special which aired on Rede Globo.{{cite web|url=https://vejasp.abril.com.br/coluna/memoria/o-natal-da-turma-da-monica|title=O Natal da Turma da Mônica|language=PT-BR|work=Veja|date=December 22, 2017|access-date=March 5, 2025}} With the success of the animations, Mauricio managed to get his characters to star in feature films for the cinema in 1982, starting with the film As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica, which contained stories adapted from different comics and this format of compiling episodes (which later aired on TV) continued in the following decades, with the films being also distributed directly to video over the time.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq07129818.htm|title=Clássicos da Turma da Mônica|language=PT-BR|work=Folha de S.Paulo|date=December 7, 1998|access-date=March 5, 2025}} The only two films that managed to feature full original stories were A Princesa e o Robô from 1984 and Uma Aventura no Tempo from 2007.

In 1999, a series of animated shorts with the characters was produced for Globo's children's program Angel Mix during negotiations for a sketch featuring Mauricio de Sousa's characters on the channel.{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/tvfolha/tv27069911.htm|title=Turma da Mônica estréia na Globo|language=PT-BR|work=Folha de S.Paulo|date=June 27, 1999|access-date=March 5, 2025}} A regular broadcast of the series on TV only occurred in 2004 after negotiations with the Cartoon Network that since this year began broadcasting new episodes exclusively on the channel, still remaining on the schedule together of sister channels Tooncast and Boomerang.{{cite web|url=https://www.dgabc.com.br/Noticia/168487/turma-da-monica-estreia-neste-domingo-na-tv|title=Turma da Mônica estréia neste domingo na TV|language=PT-BR|work=Diario do Grande ABC|date=June 25, 2004|access-date=March 5, 2025}}

• As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica (1982)
• As Novas Aventuras da Turma da Mônica (1986)
• Mônica e a Sereia do Rio (1987)
• O Bicho-Papão (1987)
• A Estrelinha Mágica (1988, direct-to-video)
• Chico Bento, Óia a Onça! (1990, direct-to-video)
• O Natal de Todos Nós (1992, direct-to-video)
• Quadro a Quadro (1996, direct-to-video)
• Videogibi: O Mônico (1997, direct-to-video)
• Videogibi: O Plano Sangrento (1998, direct-to-video)
• Videogibi: O Estranho Soro do Dr. X (1998, direct-to-video)
• Videogibi: A Ilha Misteriosa (1999, direct-to-video)
• Coleção Grandes Aventuras da Turma da Mônica (2002, recovery direct-to-video including new episodes)
• Cine Gibi: O Filme (2004)
• Cine Gibi 2 (2005, direct-to-video)
• Cine Gibi 3: Planos Infalíveis (2008, direct-to-video)
• Cine Gibi 4: Meninos e Meninas (2009, direct-to-video)
• Cine Gibi 5: Luzes, Câmera, Ação! (2010, direct-to-video)
• Se Liga na Turma da Mônica - Volume 1 (2011, direct-to-video)
• Se Liga na Turma da Mônica - Volume 2 (2012, direct-to-video)
• Cine Gibi 6 - Hora do Banho (2013, direct-to-video)
• Cine Gibi 7 - Bagunça Animal (2014, direct-to-video)
• Cine Gibi 8 - Tá Brincando? (2015, direct-to-video)
• Cine Gibi 9 - Vamos Fazer de Conta! (2016, direct-to-video)

Series launched to promote "Monica Toy" line launched by Tok & Stok, which features an ultra-stylized version of the characters of Monica in traits that refer to Toy Arts and famous franchises like Hello Kitty, Pucca and Gogo's Crazy Bones. There are currently 9 seasons, with mini-episodes each with about 30 seconds long, with 2D animation and exclusive language for web delivery.

From the episode "Hiccups" (released on July 17, 2013), the series was renamed and had its shortened to just "Monica Toy" title. On October 7, 2013, the series premiered on Cartoon Network in the interprograma format, debuting two episodes a week and airing at various times.

In 2017, the Vamos Brincar com a Turma da Mônica series was announced during the Comic Con Experience in São Paulo.{{cite web|url=https://entretenimento.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2017/12/10/mauricio-de-sousa-mostra-visual-da-turma-da-monica-no-cinema-e-se-emociona.amp.htm|title=Mauricio de Sousa revela visual da Turma da Mônica no cinema e se emociona|website=UOL|language=pt-br|date=December 10, 2017|access-date=December 2, 2023}} In 2019, MSP announced that the series would launch on Gloob and Gloobinho channels in 2020,{{cite web|url=https://telaviva.com.br/26/06/2019/vamos-brincar-e-a-nova-serie-da-mauricio-de-sousa-producoes-para-o-gloob/?amp|title="Vamos Brincar" é a nova série da Mauricio de Sousa Produções para o Gloob|work=Tela Viva|language=PT-BR|date=June 26, 2019|access-date=December 2, 2023}} the first episodes of the production were made available on the now-defunct Giga Gloob app on October 12, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://revistacrescer.globo.com/entretenimento/filmes-e-tv/noticia/2022/10/serie-vamos-brincar-com-a-turma-da-monica-estreia-no-giga-gloob-no-dia-das-criancas.ghtml|title=Série 'Vamos Brincar com a Turma da Mônica' estreia no Giga Gloob no Dia das Crianças|work=Revista Crescer|language=PT-BR|date=October 10, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2023}}

On July 11, 2023, after Giga Gloob was discontinued by Globo, the first 10 episodes were transferred and made available on Globoplay streaming.{{cite web|url=http://www.infoanimation.com.br/2023/07/animacao-pre-escolar-da-turma-da-monica.html?m=1|title=

Animação pré-escolar da Turma da Mônica estreia no Globoplay|date=July 13, 2023|work=Info Animation|language=PT-BR|access-date=December 2, 2023}} The second part, with 16 episodes, was released on the platform on October 12, the same day the series debuted on the Gloobinho channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CyMazBWpdjr/?igshid=ZWI2YzEzYmMxYg==|title=Você piscou e eu trouxe os lançamentos da semana!|author=Globoplay|work=Instagram|language=pt-br|date=October 9, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.infoanimation.com.br/2023/10/globoplay-e-gloobinho-estreiam-novos.html?m=1|title=Globoplay e Gloobinho estreiam novos episódios da série pré-escolar da Turma da Mônica|language=PT-BR|work=Info Animation|date=October 12, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}}

In 2019, in cooperation with Paris Filmes, Globo Filmes and Paramount Pictures, Mauricio de Sousa Produções released in Brazilian cinemas the movie Turma da Mônica: Laços, on June 27, being directed by Daniel Rezende. The movie was based on the best-selling eponymous graphic novel, written and drawn by siblings Victor Cafaggi and Lu Cafaggi. This was the first Monica and Friends live-action movie in which the main characters are played by real-life children, since the previous live-action movies were presented in the form of theater performances using adults in articulated mascots costumes.

The plot of the movie revolves around the relationship of the friends. When Jimmy Five's dog, Fluffy, is abruptly abducted, the children must unite and eventually overcome their differences while facing new adventures on the way so they can bring their loyal friend back home.

The movie presents Giulia Benite as Monica, Kevin Vechiatto as Jimmy Five, Laura Rauseo as Maggy and Gabriel Moreira as Smudge. It has been overly praised by Brazilian critics, who praises the balance between cartoonish situations with human conflicts. The movie represented one of the highest Brazilian box office of 2019.

In 2021, Turma da Mônica: Lições was released in Brazilian cinemas on December 30. It is the sequel to Turma da Mônica: Laços, and based on the graphic novel of the same name written and drawn by siblings Victor Cafaggi and Lu Cafaggi. The film features Monica, Jimmy Five, Maggy and Smudge forget to do their homework and run away from school (6th or 7th year of elementary school). But not everything goes as expected, and Mônica is transferred to another school, triggering the group's separation. The decision was made by the parents of the four friends, who think that they are spending too much time together and that this could harm them in their responsibilities. From this rupture, they are forced to find new friends and face their own fears and insecurities. The group will then have to face the consequences of their decisions, mature and discover the real value and meaning of the word friendship. https://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-276532/

MSP formed a partnership with Globoplay (Globo's streaming service) produced the live-action series inspired by Monica and Friends characters and being the sequel to the films Turma da Mônica: Laços and Turma da Mônica: Lições, titled Turma da Mônica – A Série, which premiered on July 21, 2022, which contains 8 episodes.{{cite web|url=https://www.omelete.com.br/turma-da-monica/turma-da-monica-serie-live-action-ganha-data-de-estreia-no-globoplay|title=Turma da Mônica Série live-action ganha data de estreia no Globoplay|website=Omelete|language=pt-br|date=July 9, 2022|access-date=December 2, 2023}}

On November 27, 2023, it was renewed for a second season.{{cite web|url=https://www.omelete.com.br/series-tv/turma-da-monica-a-serie-nova-temporada|title=Turma da Mônica: A Série terá nova temporada com elenco renovado|website=Omelete|language=pt-br|date=November 27, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/play/series/noticia/2023/11/27/serie-turma-da-monica-tera-nova-temporada-no-globoplay.ghtml|title=Série 'Turma da Mônica' terá nova temporada no Globoplay|website=O Globo|language=pt-br|date=November 27, 2023|access-date=December 2, 2023}}

A spin-off of the franchise presented by Franklin and Milena, accompanied by the dog Blu. The series began filming on July 6, 2022 until it concluded in September.{{cite web|url=https://www.omelete.com.br/turma-da-monica/franjinha-milena-turma-da-monica-serie-hbo-max|title=Franjinha e Milena ganharão série para a HBO Max|website=Omelete|language=pt-br|date=2022-07-06|access-date=2024-04-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.estadao.com.br/emais/tv/serie-franjinha-e-milena-em-busca-da-ciencia-tem-gravacoes-finalizadas/|title=Série 'Franjinha e Milena em Busca da Ciência' tem gravações finalizadas|website=Estadão|date=2022-09-07|access-date=2024-04-28}} On February 15, 2024, Max (formerly HBO Max) announced that the series would debut on February 27 for its platform and also on the Discovery Kids channel.{{Cite web|last=Amendola|first=Beatriz|url=https://www.omelete.com.br/series-tv/franjinha-e-milena-em-busca-da-ciencia-ganha-trailer-fofo-e-data-confira|title=Franjinha e Milena em Busca da Ciência ganha trailer fofo e data; confira|date=2024-02-15|access-date=2024-04-28|website=Omelete|language=pt-br}}

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In the 1990s, Westone developed three Monica and Friends—based titles for Tectoy for the Master System and Mega Drive, modified from installments in Westone's Wonder Boy series.

In the 1990s, MSP released three CD-ROMs with short stories complemented by minigames: Mônica Dentuça (1995), Cebolinha e Floquinho (1996) and A Roça do Chico Bento (1998). Two CDs for creating comic books with both Monica and Chuck Billy were also released.

In September 2010, Tec Toy announced that they would produce an exclusive game for videogame console Zeebo Turma da Mônica - Vamos Brincar Nº1, but the game was canceled months later. The idea was to create a series of eight puzzle games, but due to the end of the island{{clarify|date=August 2023}} the project was canceled.{{cite web|url=http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultnot/multi/2010/12/16/ult530u8868.jhtm|title=Primeiro jogo da Turma da Mônica para Zeebo é coletânea de 6 minigames|language=pt|date=2010-12-16|publisher=UOL|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709224630/http://jogos.uol.com.br/ultnot/multi/2010/12/16/ult530u8868.jhtm|archive-date=2012-07-09|url-status=dead}}

In 2012, "Quero Ser da Turma da Mônica", a game where the user can create a digital avatar in the style of the characters, was released for iOS. In 2013 a game was released for iOS and Android called "Coelhadas da Mônica" (Bunny-Bashing Monica), a puzzle game like Angry Birds.{{Cite web | url=http://www.techtudo.com.br/tudo-sobre/s/coelhadas-da-monica.html | title=Coelhadas da Mônica | Jogos | Download | access-date=2014-03-17 | archive-date=2014-03-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318022345/http://www.techtudo.com.br/tudo-sobre/s/coelhadas-da-monica.html | url-status=live }} And in 2014, the game "Jogo do Cascão" (The Smudge Game) was released as a 2D platform running game with multiple stages.{{Cite web | url=http://www.techtudo.com.br/tudo-sobre/s/jogo-do-cascao.html | title=Jogo do Cascão | Jogos | Download | access-date=2014-04-11 | archive-date=2014-04-09 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409102056/http://www.techtudo.com.br/tudo-sobre/s/jogo-do-cascao.html | url-status=live }}

In 2018, a tower defense game using 8-bit sprites was made by developer Mad Mimic entitled "Mônica e a Guarda dos Coelhos" and was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and computer.{{cite web | url=https://canaltech.com.br/games/analise-monica-e-guarda-dos-coelhos-129601/ | title=Análise | Mônica e Guarda dos Coelhos é ótimo e divertido, mas peca na história | date=21 December 2018 }} In 2025, the game Minecraft received skins based on Monica and Friends.{{cite web | url=https://www.omelete.com.br/games/turma-da-monica-minecraft-skin | title=Minecraft receberá skins da Turma da Mônica e fará evento especial, veja tudo | date=4 March 2025 }}

An amusement park themed with Mauricio de Sousa's characters is located at the Eldorado Shopping in São Paulo. It was opened in January 1993, and features a number of attractions, like the "Carrossel do Horácio" (Horacio's merry-go-round, a carousel featuring dinosaurs instead of horses), the 3-D cinema, and many more. The Parque da Mônica of Curitiba and of Rio de Janeiro were also created, in 1998 and 2001, respectively, but both were closed, in 2000 and 2005, respectively. Until the end of 2006, it had its own comic book, featuring adventures of Monica and her friends at the park. When Panini Comics started to publish Mauricio's works, this comic was replaced by Turma da Mônica (Monica and Friends).

The park was removed from Eldorado Shopping Center on early 2010, when the space occupied by it was asked back by the shopping administrators.{{cite web|url=http://guia.folha.com.br/crianca/ult10047u675820.shtml|title=Parque da Mônica fecha as portas em 16 de fevereiro|last=Seragusa|first=Fabiana|date=7 January 2010|publisher=Guia da Folha|language=pt|access-date=28 March 2010|archive-date=14 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314110745/http://guia.folha.com.br/crianca/ult10047u675820.shtml|url-status=live}} Mauricio de Sousa had already announced that the mall had requested the area back in July 2009. The administration of the Shopping said that the mall was seeking more up-to-date alternatives, which fall under consumers' expectations.

In March 2015, it was announced that the park would be reopened at Shopping SP Market.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/03/parque-da-monica-sera-reaberto-em-shopping-da-zona-sul-de-sp.html|title=Parque da Mônica será reaberto em shopping da Zona Sul de SP|date=2015-03-06|publisher=G1|language=pt|access-date=2015-03-07|archive-date=2021-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505141825/http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2015/03/parque-da-monica-sera-reaberto-em-shopping-da-zona-sul-de-sp.html|url-status=live}}

In the late 60s a line of dolls with characters Monica, Jimmy Five, Thunder, Horacio and Lucinda was manufactured by Trol Company, this was the first merchandising of the franchise.{{Cite web|url=https://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/|title=Notícias do Último Segundo: o que acontece no Brasil e no Mundo|website=iG|access-date=2021-11-06|archive-date=2021-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106091110/https://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/|url-status=live}} The character Thunder became mascot of a tomato sauce brand of the food company Cica in the late of 60s. An extensive line of toys and other products with the characters began to be manufactured since the 70s by various toy companies and remain heavily sold to the present in Brazilian stores.

During the 80s, the franchise also came to have its own store network. The Lojinha da Mônica and Trenzinho da Mônica, had branches in several states of Brazil, selling products related to characters. In 2013, the franchise was restarted in the form of an e-commerce portal.{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.diariodonordeste.com.br/diarinho/sites-infantis/lojinha-da-monica-e-lancada-na-internet/ |title=Lojinha da Mônica é lançada na Internet - Diário do Nordeste |access-date=2015-08-22 |archive-date=2015-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627055510/http://blogs.diariodonordeste.com.br/diarinho/sites-infantis/lojinha-da-monica-e-lancada-na-internet/ |url-status=live }}

In addition to Cica, Mauricio has formed long-lasting partnerships, providing his characters for a series of food products such as alfajores, pasta, cookies, etc. In 1993, a brand of chocolate bars was launched in partnership with Nestlé with the characters printed in white chocolate on each bar,{{Cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/vida-e-estilo/mulher/compra-mae-veja-100-guloseimas-que-marcaram-sua-infancia,193a9ff3a5be8410VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD.html|title=Compra, mãe! Veja 100 guloseimas que marcaram sua infância|first=Fernanda|last=Frozza}} although it was discontinued after the 90s the brand became memorable among many who grew up in the decade to the point that many fans asked for the brand to return, the chocolate was announced to have a return at the end of 2017, but this did not happen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/vida-e-estilo/degusta/por-que-o-famoso-chocolate-da-turma-da-monica-nunca-mais-voltou-ao-mercado,f6b3e8eaacecb39efca29a6878ce74b5b9m0yxf8.html|title=Por que o famoso chocolate da Turma da Mônica nunca mais voltou ao mercado? |access-date=2024-06-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://capricho.abril.com.br/comportamento/mas-e-o-chocolate-da-turma-da-monica-vai-voltar-ou-nao|title=Mas e o Chocolate da Turma da Mônica, vai voltar ou não? |access-date=2024-06-21}}

In 1994 Mauricio formed a partnership with the fruit company Fischer to sell small selected apples to children with their characters printed on the packaging. The brand became popular to the point of selling 900 thousand tons of packages every month, according to Mauricio his idea came when he visited a farm that produced smaller apples that were used to produce paste, fertilizer or animal food, however, Mauricio decided to target these apples to children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.terra.com.br/vida-e-estilo/degusta/como-a-maca-da-turma-da-monica-foi-de-racao-de-animais-a-hit-de-vendas,6a342f14972fd19e75d5b3439df99e136rh2owmp.html |title=Como a maçã da Turma da Mônica foi de ração de animais a hit de vendas |access-date=2024-06-21}}

A brand of instant noodles has been sold since 1986 manufactured by Nissin Foods being known as "Nissin Miojo Turma da Mônica" traditionally in meat, chicken and tomato flavors.{{cite journal|access-date=2024-10-17 |date=2018-07-04 |first=Joziane |language=pt-BR |last=Collins |periodical=Tese de Conclusão de Curso em Publicidade e Propaganda |publisher=Universidade de Passo Fundo |title=Motivações de compra do Nissin Miojo da Turma da Mônica no Supermercado Compre Bem de Passo Fundo - RS |url=http://repositorio.upf.br/handle/riupf/1479}} In 2020 a line focused on Chuck Billy 'n' Folks was launched with different flavors.{{Cite web|url=https://gkpb.com.br/49083/nissin-miojo-turma-do-chico-bento/|title=Nissin lança linha de Miojo da Turma do Chico Bento |date=24 June 2020 |access-date=2025-03-05}}

Monica and Friends and related works have been published in 40 countries in 14 languages, including Spanish, Greek and Japanese.{{cite web|url=http://www.paho.org/english/dd/pin/Number19_article04.htm|title=Toon in Monica|publisher=Perspectives in Health - Volume 9, Number 1, 2004|access-date=2012-01-03|archive-date=2011-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231054404/http://www.paho.org/english/dd/pin/Number19_article04.htm|url-status=live}}

In Germany, comics were published between 1975 and 1980 under the name Fratz und Freunde and years later as Monica und Ihre Freunde.{{Cite web|url=http://www.na-alemanha-tem.com/2015/01/31/na-alemanha-tem-a-turma-da-m%C3%B4nica/|title=Na Alemanha tem a Turma da Mônica?|date=January 31, 2015|website=Na Alemanha tem?|access-date=November 6, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107173321/https://www.na-alemanha-tem.com/2015/01/31/na-alemanha-tem-a-turma-da-m%C3%B4nica/|url-status=live}} In the UK, comics have already been published under the name Frizz and Friends for a short time. In Italy, some comic books and classic episodes of cartoon were distributed on DVDs in the 90s, the cartoon was broadcast on Rai Due channel under the title La Banda di Monica.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cartonionline.com/personaggi/labandadimonica.htm|title=La banda di Monica|website=www.cartonionline.com|access-date=2021-11-06|archive-date=2021-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106090403/https://www.cartonionline.com/personaggi/labandadimonica.htm|url-status=live}} In Indonesia, the series is published under the title Monika dan kawan kawan, the comics are published there since 1997, along the comic books of the characters Jimmi Lima (Jimmy Five) and Ciko Bento (Chuck Billy N' Folks).{{Cite web|url=https://operamundi.uol.com.br/conteudo/noticias/14358/turma+da+monica+em+arabe+|title=Opera Mundi: Turma da Mônica em árabe: grupo do Bahrein pretende investir em produtos e revistas|website=Opera Mundi|access-date=2016-03-04|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121838/http://operamundi.uol.com.br/conteudo/noticias/14358/turma+da+monica+em+arabe+|url-status=live}} In China the comics were distributed to schools in 2007, receiving years later adaptation of the cartoon, in 2011 one of the albums was awarded to children's literature.{{cite web |url=http://www.terra.com.br/istoedinheiro-temp/edicoes/605/imprime133557.htm |title=ISTOÉ Dinheiro - Revista Semanal de Negócio, Economia, Finanças e E-Commerce {{!}} Editora Três |website=www.terra.com.br |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125203903/http://www.terra.com.br/istoedinheiro-temp/edicoes/605/imprime133557.htm |archive-date=2013-01-25}}{{Cite web|url = http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/entretenimento/noticia/2012/01/turma-da-monica-e-premiada-na-china-3634211.html|title = Turma da Mônica é premiada na China|date = 17 January 2012|access-date = 8 March 2015|archive-date = 2 April 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113419/http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/entretenimento/noticia/2012/01/turma-da-monica-e-premiada-na-china-3634211.html|url-status = live}}

There were plans for distribution in the United States and some Latin American countries, but they never came to fruition (with the exception of the proper cartoon broadcast dubbed into Spanish in some Latin American countries), however translated comics in English and Spanish are sold directly in Brazil. Episodes of the cartoon dubbed in English are available on YouTube.{{cite web |url=http://www.centralcomics.com/2011/11/01/turma-da-monica-em-ingles-e-espanhol/ |title=Turma da Mônica em Inglês e Espanhol - Central Comics |website=www.centralcomics.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406023502/http://www.centralcomics.com/2011/11/01/turma-da-monica-em-ingles-e-espanhol/ |archive-date=2017-04-06}}

Over the years, comics have become the target of criticism from many fans due to the decline in quality in both the art and the script of the stories. One of the biggest criticisms from the public is MSP's apparent redemption to political correctness over the years, having started to make stories that are less aggressive and more educational, taking away much of the charm and humor that the series had in its old years. Mauricio de Sousa has even declared that he does not like political correctness because it takes away his team's freedom and that he doesn't like to see children involved in politics, choosing to try to make his comics as accessible as possible for all audiences.{{Cite web |title=Nos 50 anos da Mônica, Mauricio de Sousa critica onda do politicamente correto: 'Tá cheio de patrulheiro por aí' |url=https://www.bol.uol.com.br/entretenimento/2013/02/26/mauricio-de-sousa-inicia-comemoracoes-pelos-50-anos-da-monica.htm |access-date=2025-03-05}}{{Cite web |date=25 July 2022 |title=Turma da Mônica: Mauricio de Sousa critica 'politicamente correto' e cita assunto "intocável" |url=https://aventurasnahistoria.com.br/noticias/historia-hoje/turma-da-monica-mauricio-de-sousa-critica-politicamente-correto-e-cita-assunto-intocavel.phtml |access-date=2025-03-05}}{{Cite web |date=23 November 2021 |title=Conversas Com Maurício |url=https://www.paisatentos.com.br/conversas-com-mauricio/ |access-date=2025-03-05}}

Starting in the late 2000s and early 2010s, when the comics started being published by Panini, old comics started being censored when republished in almanacs, such as weapons being erased or replaced by other things such as fingers (to replace guns) or water bottles (if the original weapons in question were toy guns) — there was one issue were a machine gun was replaced by a lobster{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}—, dialogues being altered and art being edited to change the context of scenes, with many of the changes being considered exaggerated and unnecessary by the public with new rules like Monica stopping hitting others with her stuffed rabbit and Jimmy Five and Smudge stopping teasing Monica, in addition to the trend of more characters representing minority groups with greater prominence in Milena being placed as prominently as the classic quartet with the aim of showing more representation to black people.{{Cite web |title=Politicamente Correto: Mônica não bate mais em ninguém com seu coelhinho, a personagem foi adaptada aos novos tempos |url=https://www.brasilparalelo.com.br/noticias/politicamente-correto-monica-nao-bate-mais-em-ninguem-com-seu-coelhinho-a-personagem-foi-adaptada-aos-novos-tempos |access-date=2025-03-05}}{{Cite web |title='Eu não mudei. O mundo está mudando', diz Mauricio de Sousa sobre minorias na Turma da Mônica, que chega aos cinemas |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-48792300 |access-date=2025-03-05 |work=BBC News Brasil}}

On social media, people have noticed the laziness in the art of comics published in the 2020s, with stories occurring where the same character's art is used in more than one panel with few changes, in addition to the use of digitized texts and onomatopoeias (as opposed to old comics where they were all drawn and made manually) and the use of PNG images, in addition to criticism of high prices and lower pages in modern comics.{{Cite web |date=25 February 2025 |title=Turma da Mônica: os gibis estão decaindo? |url=https://amargurado.com/2025/02/25/os-gibis-da-turma-da-monica-estao-decaindo/ |access-date=2025-03-05}}

During the Military Dictatorship, the four main Brazilian publishers: Abril, RGE (Rio Gráfica Editora), EBAL (Editora Brasil-América Limitada), and O Cruzeiro created a code named "Código de Ética" (Ethics Code), which featured a seal inspired by the Comics Code Authority of the United States. Several other comic genres were threatened, leaving almost exclusively children's comics.https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/115399588/22927-libre.pdf?1716901447=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DREVISTA_TURMA_DA_MONICA_JOVEM_Um_hibrido.pdf&Expires=1729320110&Signature=Tp~owb5yoFNBObL7Qj69wEKF3PyOWUnkvX1BC7AsKSRcjLYKxrQKNZs9HeSMylLqkac6Dhgql9v12tabkIoy9P50HJoscqX2uuqCJNpClArcTNN7XT3oDdW-Pl76LESFp2gOMspBGUr9pGQUAYVlphtRAyXasuWYwNQDlJSjXG9r83qSHU0gW7TUhrHvxvWfxcnWAGSqk3S45hxDlqRmINwh7IgL8iAR9GV7sL4DmjHbuu-5UCbfHe2o4WAhX9iqrZ0xDLz6SWD680~Su-cSU02LRfkdHhuTdFZlDucxBv8SyiKka63IRG5G8Qa2Hafk~ntw1uN4hacCYtEM8OkqYw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA

Beyond self-censorship, state-imposed censorship was present as well. The story O Sequestro do Cascão (lit. The Kidnapping of Smudge) had to be renamed due to the kidnapping of Charles Burke Elbrick by the National Liberation Action and the 8th October Revolutionary Movement, and MSP was reprimanded for showing Jimmy Five's buttocks in a scene where he was taking a shower. Mauricio also had travelled to Brasília in person to submit the scripts of his cartoons to federal censorship.{{Cite web |date=2018-02-03 |title=Ditadura militar censurou bumbum de Cebolinha em gibi da Turma da Mônica |url=https://www.bol.uol.com.br/entretenimento/2018/02/03/ditadura-militar-censurou-bumbum-de-cebolinha-em-gibi-da-turma-da-monica.htm |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.bol.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}} In Chucky Billy's comics produced during the dictatorship, his caipira accent was heavily censored until the 80s. Despite this, Monica and Friends were less affected by the censorship compared to other comics at the time. {{Cite journal |last=Santana |first=Erivelton Nonato de |date=2019-04-09 |title=Gibi, o aparelho ideológico quadrinizado: considerações sobre a diversidade discursiva e o caráter instrutivo-educativo nas histórias da Turma da Mônica |url=https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/29252 |language=pt-BR}} Ever since his involvement with the Associação dos Desenhistas de São Paulo (lit. Association of Cartoonists from São Paulo), Mauricio avoids touching on political issues on his comics.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-23 |title=Política é assunto intocável na 'Turma da Mônica', diz Mauricio de Sousa |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2022/07/politica-e-assunto-intocavel-na-turma-da-monica-diz-mauricio-de-sousa.shtml |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |language=pt-BR}}

In 2020, during the government of Jair Bolsonaro, one question of the ENEM that featured a comic strip of Monica and Friends that criticized deforestation was withdrawn as the then-president asked for.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-20 |title=Questão com tirinha da Turma da Mônica sobre meio ambiente foi 'censurada' na prova principal do Enem do ano passado |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/educacao/enem-e-vestibular/questao-com-tirinha-da-turma-da-monica-sobre-meio-ambiente-foi-censurada-na-prova-principal-do-enem-do-ano-passado-25285087 |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=O Globo |language=pt-BR}}

Initially, Monica Adventures (Turma da Mônica Jovem) did not have a clear editorial line, resulting in a mix of various genres, such as parody and adventure, with elements of anime and manga, pop culture and RPG. This made the characters' lines inconsistent, which became one of the biggest complaints from fans.{{Cite journal |last=Corrêa |first=Louise Muniz Alves |date=2021 |title=Práticas translíngues e discurso em Turma da Mônica jovem (2008-2016) |url=https://pantheon.ufrj.br/handle/11422/16035}}

In 2016, a scene from Monica's Gang: Teen scripted by Petra Leão, featuring the protagonist saying the phrase "Meu corpo, minhas regras" (lit. My body, my rules), came under attack from writer and right-wing ideologist Olavo de Carvalho. In the scene, Monica says she doesn't want to wear dental braces, but according to Carvalho’s interpretation, the character had become pro-abortion.{{Cite web |date=2016-07-03 |title=Tirinha da ‘Turma da Mônica Jovem’ cria polêmica e roteirista é alvo de perseguição virtual |url=https://extra.globo.com/tv-e-lazer/tirinha-da-turma-da-monica-jovem-cria-polemica-roteirista-alvo-de-perseguicao-virtual-19632998.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Extra Online |language=pt-BR}}

Emerson Abreu became known for writing horror and humor stories for Monica Adventures, featuring the so-called Super Saga do Fim do Mundo (lit. Super Saga of the End of the World), which contained themes deemed controversial for a young audience, such as magic and the apocalypse. The issues were very successful; however, the use of magic was heavily criticized by Christians, especially Catholics, while being, on the other hand, praised by Spiritists.{{Cite web |date=2009-05-21 |title=Roteirista Explica Origens De Gírias Gays Na Turma Da Mônica {{!}} A Capa |url=https://acapa.com.br/roteirista-explica-origens-de-girias-gays-na-turma-da-monica/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=acapa.com.br |language=pt-BR}} Panini went as far as banning Emerson from writing horror stories, but the decision was reversed after his fans made the hashtag #UnidosPeloEmerson go viral. Another controversial story by Emerson was Os Meninos São Todos Iguais (lit. The Boys Are All the Same), from Monica's Teen #5 (2008), in which the character Denise uses slangs associated with the LGBTQ community. This resulted in a wave of complaints, and part of the fandom began calling her "mini-puta" (lit. mini-whore) and "mini-drag" on Orkut. MSP adopted a more politically correct editorial line, and Emerson stopped writing for Monica Adventures due to stress, causing the Supersaga to remain incomplete.{{Cite journal |last=Paiva |first=Rodrigo Sérgio Ferreira de |last2=Lins |first2=Aline Maria Grego |last3=Ferreira |first3=Alexandre Figueirôa |date=2021-09-08 |title=RADICALISMO E INOVAÇÃO: AS CONTRIBUIÇÕES CRIATIVAS DE EMERSON ABREU NAS ESTRATÉGIAS NARRATIVAS DO UNIVERSO TURMA DA MÔNICA |url=https://periodicos.ufpel.edu.br/index.php/cadernodeletras/article/view/20304 |journal=Caderno de Letras |language=pt |issue=40 |pages=451–470 |doi=10.15210/cdl.v0i40.20304 |issn=2358-1409 |doi-access=free}}

The popularity of Mauricio de Sousa's work with his characters has been highly praised, often leading to him being considered a Brazilian Walt Disney, and Monica and Friends being considered his best known work.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mofolandia.com.br/mofolandia_nova/monica.html |title=Turma da Mônica |date= June 30, 2002}}

Comics have often been cited and used in school work and have helped children learn to read more easily in schools in Brazil.{{Cite web|url=https://novaescola.org.br/conteudo/2484/aulas-que-estao-no-gibi |title=Aulas que estão no gibi |date= February 29, 2000}} Special educational comic book publications involving the characters have also been praised, including the "Você Sabia? Turma da Mônica" series that started to be published in 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.omelete.com.br/quadrinhos/ivoce-sabia-turma-da-monicai-uma-revista-de-quadrinhos-com-finalidades-educativas |title=Você Sabia? Turma da Mônica: uma revista de quadrinhos com finalidades educativas |date= September 13, 2005}}

The characters were even praised in other countries. In South Korea, the businessman responsible for promoting the characters in the country even told President Lula that he liked the characters because he didn't consider them inappropriate like other cartoons, and he even didn't mind Monica hitting other characters with her bunny, considering it not to be real violence.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/reporterbbc/story/2005/05/050524_adriana2ba |title=Lula é recebido pela Turma da Mônica na Coréia do Sul |date= May 24, 2005}}

Several memes have been made based on Monica and Friends over the years. In 2009, a blog was created on Tumblr entitled Porra, Mauricio! (lit. Damn it, Mauricio!) became known for making comical posts "criticizing" various scenes from comics taken out of context, criticizing not only Mauricio de Sousa, but also the characters for their actions in the scenes. In a short time, it became popular to the point of totaling four million hits in the first half of 2010 with the blog even being praised by Mauricio himself{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-02 |archive-date=4 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704035027/https://copadomundo.uol.com.br/2010/ultimas-noticias/2010/07/01/criador-de-michael-dunga-nao-gosta-de-futebol-e-diz-que-e-roberto-marinho-de-si-mesmo.jhtm |date=2010-07-01 |first=Flavia |last=Perin |title=Criador de Michael Dunga não gosta de futebol e diz que é Roberto Marinho de si mesmo |url=https://copadomundo.uol.com.br/2010/ultimas-noticias/2010/07/01/criador-de-michael-dunga-nao-gosta-de-futebol-e-diz-que-e-roberto-marinho-de-si-mesmo.jhtm |url-status=live |website=UOL}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-04-02 |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729200204/https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/mauricio-de-sousa-elogia-blog-que-ironiza-personagens-da-turma-da-monica-3042492 |date=2010-03-09 |first=Florença |language=pt-BR |last=Mazza |title=Mauricio de Sousa elogia blog que ironiza personagens da Turma da Mônica |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/mauricio-de-sousa-elogia-blog-que-ironiza-personagens-da-turma-da-monica-3042492 |url-status=live |website=O Globo}} and also being awarded in the category of Best Tumblr.{{cite web|access-date=2024-11-12 |archive-date=2010-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612084909/http://mypix.com.br/destaquedodia/vencedores-melhores-da-websfera-10/ |date=2010-06-08 |title=Vencedores – Melhores Da Websfera 10 |url=http://mypix.com.br/destaquedodia/vencedores-melhores-da-websfera-10/ |website=PIX}}

Around 2016, a Facebook shitposting group called Turma da Mônica Shitposting gained relevance and was responsible for generating several memes and edits with the characters.{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-25 |first=Marie |last=Declercq |date=2017-11-23 |language=pt-BR |title=Como o LDRV se tornou a espinha dorsal do Brasil memético |url=https://www.vice.com/pt/article/como-o-ldrv-se-tornou-a-espinha-dorsal-do-brasil-memetico/ |website= Vice}} Among the best-known memes were "Turma da Inbonha" and "Ata", which caught the attention of MSP, which referenced the memes in the comics.{{cite web|access-date=2024-10-25 |author=Ciro Hamen |date=2016-09-21 |language=pt-BR |title=Tentamos entender a obsessão da internet com memes da Turma da Mônica |url=https://virgula.me/comportamento/tentamos-entender-a-obsessao-da-internet-com-memes-da-turma-da-monica/ |website=Vírgula}}{{cite journal|access-date=2024-10-26 |date=2019-07-10 |doi=10.1590/S0034-759020190302 |first1=Maria Carolina |first2=Izidoro |first3=Luca M. |issn=0034-7590 |language=en |last1=Zanette |last2=Blikstein |last3=Visconti |number=3 |pages=157–169 |periodical=Revista de Administração de Empresas |publisher=Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo |title=Intertextual Virality and Vernacular Repertoires: Internet Memes as Objects Connecting Different Online Worlds |url=https://www.scielo.br/j/rae/a/97hYgg87WYHzKRtMpFj4mVz/?lang=en# |volume=59}} This group was also responsible for helping to popularize another previously obscure Brazilian comic book from the 90s called Dudão, which became a joke and was even accused of being a controversial rip-off of Monica and Friends, to the point where it also became a meme with its own shitposting group on Facebook.{{cite web |last= |first= |url=https://tab.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2020/07/21/como-um-gibi-evangelico-dos-anos-1990-viralizou-agora-nas-redes-sociais.htme |title=Turma do Dudão: como um gibi evangélico de 1990 viralizou agora nas redes |date= |accessdate=22 July 2020 |publisher=UOL}}

The official YouTube channel has also been considered one of the most popular among Brazilian children. In 2019, the channel was in second place in the ranking of Brazilian Children's Animated Content, losing only to Galinha Pintadinha.https://www.terra.com.br/noticias/dino/conheca-os-5-canais-de-animacoes-infantis-made-in-brazil-que-fazem-muito-sucesso-no-youtube,b76fa102a2e826342bed7b27707aa01a6tty2e89.html In 2024, it reached the mark of 20 million subscribers.https://epgrupo.com.br/turma-da-monica-alcanca-20-milhoes-de-inscritos-no-youtube-2/

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