For the ranch setting, Lobato was inspired by memories of his childhood, living in a São Paulo countryside farm with his family. A Menina was later republished, in the following year, as the first chapter of Reinações de Narizinho ("The Adventures of Lúcia Little Nose"), that introduced the other major characters Pedrinho and the Viscount of Sabugosa, and provided an expanded vision of the Sítio universe. This tale inspired A Menina do Narizinho Arrebitado ("The Girl with the Upturned Nose"), published in Christmas 1920.Ī Menina introduced the title character Lúcia "Little Nose" and her rag doll Emília (Lobato's most popular creation alongside Jeca Tatu). The idea became fixed in Lobato's mind, forcing him to write a short tale entitled A História do Peixinho Que Morreu Afogado ("The Tale of The Fish that Drowned to Death"), now reported as lost. In 1920, while in a chess match, Lobato's friend Toledo Malta told him the story of a fish that drowned after spending too much time away from the water. In January 2019, the rights of all Monteiro Lobato's works entered into public domain in Brazil. Globo retained the rights of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo and published the books through its publishing division Editora Globo. In 2012, an animated series was produced by Rede Globo and Mixer, visually based on the 2001 version. Sítio has also been adapted into two feature films in the 1950s and 1970s and several television series, the most popular being Rede Globo's 07 productions. Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, sadly, has never been translated to English, even though Monteiro Lobato also worked as a translator for numerous foreign novels to Portuguese, such as Tarzan of the Apes, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the two Pollyanna novels. While this two have the whole series translated and adapted, the single volume Reinações de Narizinho was published in Italy, as Nasino. Sítio is often symbolized by the character of Emília, Lobato's most famous creation alongside Jeca Tatu.Īll the Sítio volumes have been published in other countries, including Russia (as Орден Жёлтого Дятла) and Argentina (as "La Finca del Benteveo Amarillo"). On several occasions, they leave the ranch to explore other worlds such as Neverland, the mythological Ancient Greece, an underwater world known as the Clear Waters Kingdom, and outer space. The main setting is Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, where a boy, a girl and their living and thinking toys enjoy exploring adventures in fantasy, discovery and learning. The concept was introduced in Monteiro Lobato's 1920 novel A Menina do Narizinho Arrebitado, and was later republished as the first chapter of Reinações de Narizinho, which is the first novel of the actual Sítio series. Lobato's single original adult fiction, a sci-fi novel entitled O Presidente Negro ("The Black President") set in the far future, would not achieve the same popularity of Sítio. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series. The series is considered representative of Brazilian children's literature and as the Brazilian equivalent to children's classics such as C. Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (literally translated and roughly known as " The Yellow Woodpecker Farm'" or "The Yellow Woodpecker Ranch") is a series of 23 fantasy novels written by Brazilian author Monteiro Lobato between 19. Various (originally Editora Monteiro Lobato & Cia) Sítio do Picapau Amarelo Reinações de Narizinho
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