Rico Lins is on the list of artists that compose the book “Linha do tempo do design gráfico no Brasil” (Graphic design timeline in Brazil). The most comprehensive survey ever conducted on the activity in the country. Two centuries of production, ranging from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century, a visual testimony to the history of Brazil in this period. Organized by Chico Homem de Melo, and Elaine Ramos, he consumed three years of research in the mapping of books, magazines, newspapers, signs, posters, records, postage stamps and banknotes. The book, which definitely puts Brazil in the panorama of world graphic design, is a compulsory reference for researchers, students and design professionals, advertising and visual arts, and is also a fascinating record of Brazilian visual culture.