Hugo Canuto is a Brazilian visual artist, writer, and comic book author known for reimagining Afro-Brazilian deities—particularly the Yoruba Orixás—as superheroes. His work blends traditional Afro-Brazilian narratives with contemporary comic aesthetics, influenced by artists like Jack Kirby. Canuto holds a degree in architecture and left a public service job in 2015 to fully pursue comics, merging architecture, storytelling, and visual art.

Works: Contos dos Orixás (Tales of the Orishas) – Celebrates Yoruba culture; won the Angelo Agostini Award and was nominated for the Jabuti Award, O Rei do Fogo (The King of Fire) – Second volume expanding the Orixás universe, released in 2022, A Canção de Mayrube (Mayrube's Song) – An epic saga exploring mythologies of the Americas. He received awards like HQ Mix Prize (Brazil), Jabuti Award nomination, Angelo Agostini Award. His work has been featured at the Smithsonian, Carnegie Hall, and Abrams Books, gaining international acclaim for highlighting Afro-Brazilian cultural narratives.