Ricardo Neto was one of the prominent contributors to the magazine Camarada (1957-1965). His work in this magazine proved him to be a talented artist of animal stories. In 1973, he founded the animation studio Topefilm with Artur Correia. Neto was also present with his humorous work in the magazine Fangagá da Bicharada, founded in 1976 by Júlio Isidro.