c ence ▁and ▁art ▁studies ▁in ▁Paris , ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁Brazil ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁the ▁singer ▁Ra quel ▁Ag ost ini , ▁and ▁settled . ▁ ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁he ▁published ▁drawn ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁São ▁Paulo ▁publication ▁Di ab o ▁C ox o ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁Following ▁more ▁work ▁published ▁in ▁Cab ri ão ▁and ▁Rev ista ▁Ar le qu im , ▁Ag ost ini ▁produced ▁a ▁sequ ential ▁image ▁story ▁serial ised ▁in ▁V ida ▁Fl umin ense ▁titled ▁As ▁A vent uras ▁de ▁N h ô ▁Qu im ▁( The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁N h ô ▁Qu im ). ▁The ▁first ▁chapter ▁published ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁the ▁story ▁involved ▁them es ▁of ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁urban ▁culture , ▁and ▁political ▁comment ary ▁through ▁visual ▁story t elling ▁capable ▁of ▁reaching ▁a ▁largely ▁ill iter ate ▁population . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁Ag ost ini ▁started ▁the ▁period ical ▁Rev ista ▁Il ustr ada , ▁which ▁became ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁illustrated ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁Car n ival . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁chapter ▁of ▁As ▁A vent uras ▁do ▁Z é ▁Ca ip ora ▁( The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Z é ▁Ca ip ora ) ▁was ▁published , ▁starting ▁a ▁successful ▁publication ▁run ▁of ▁