This picturebook marked my first foray into writing. It is the story of a journey through the imagination of a man who is trying to understand the nature that surrounds him and his own inner self. When he encounters a transparent, metamorphic and strangely beautiful being, he feels disturbed by the difference and returns to his shelter-laboratory to grow old protected from this being. Later, in a reunion, he allows himself to be seen and a sincere friendship begins. 

I made this book to understand what friendship is and the complexity of human relationships. The transparent character is fiction that allows us to better 
understand reality. 




2024
Transparente

Published by
Livros Horizonte

Text by
Mariana Rio

City
Lisbon



Awards 
2025 Special Mention

Portuguese National Illustration Award


2024 Selected

Ibero America ilustra. Fundación SM.
Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara.

2025 Finalist
Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition


You can order the book here.


© Mariana Rio 2010-2026