Cristina Sampaio lives in Lisbon where she has worked since 1986 as an illustrator and press caricaturist for various national and international magazines and newspapers such as “Expresso”, “Kleine Zeitung”, “Courrier International”, “Boston Globe”, “Wall Street Journal” and “ The New York Times. She has also worked in animation, multimedia, set design and has published several children's books. Her work has been presented in various group and individual exhibitions in Portugal and around the world. In 2002, 2005 and 2009 he received the Award of Excellence from the “Society for News Design” (USA), in 2006 and 2010 he received the “Stuart Award” for the best cartoon in the Portuguese press, in 2007 he also received the first prize in the editorial category of the “World Press Cartoon” and honorable mention in 2009 and 2015. Currently she regularly collaborates with “Público” (Portugal), with “Alternatives Economiques”, “Courrier International” (France) and with the television channel “RTP3” (Portugal).