In November 2018, Mauricio came to Japan and visited Aichi, Gunma and Shizuoka prefectures, where there are large Brazilian communities. He received an enthusiastic welcome from his fans.

In Japan, there are many cases in which the bereaved ... the location or condition of these works either, since original drawings are normally returned to the artists after their commercial ...

We were even able to learn a few useful Japanese expressions by the end of the day. Although we practised a lot and tried our best to draw as smoothly as possible with the tools we were given ...