This is a list of characters from the Monica's Gang franchise, created by Brazilian cartoonist Maurício de Sousa. Note that only characters from the main series are detailed here. For characters from related publications, check the navigation box at the bottom of this page.
In 2011, in a internet chatroom, Maurício revealed that the character's neighborhood was inspired on the neighborhood of Cambuí, in the city of Campinas, where he lived for a few years. It's a place with lots of plants and trees, a soccer field (where the boys play), a garbage dumpster which Smudge used to play in (not anymore, due to the political correctness of recent editions), and little to no asphalt.
Before Monica's debut in 1963, Maurício's initial characters were all male. After being accused of misoginy, he began creating his first female characters which were inspired by some of his own daughters.[1]