Álvaro Franca (Rio de Janeiro, 1991) has designed type since 2013. A graphic design graduate of ESDI (Rio de Janeiro), he worked at Hipertipo and Dalton Maag before completing Typeface Design masters degrees in Barcelona and Antwerp. Currently, he is Type Director at Vasava Studio, founder of Type Thursday Barcelona and the founder and of Naipe Foundry which he runs with Felipe Casaprima since 2018.