Candido Portinari
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Candido Portinari was a Brazilian painter. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well as a prominent and influential practitioner of the neo-realism style in painting.
Portinari in 1962
Study for Discovery of the Land mural at the United States Library of Congress
A 1989 Brazilian banknote featuring Portinari on both sides
Brodowski, São Paulo
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Brodowski is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the northeast of the state, about 29 kilometres from Ribeirão Preto and approximately 305 kilometres from the state capi
Candido Portinari
…political worlds. Born to Giovan Battista Portinari and Domenica Torquato, Italian immigrants from Chiampo Vicenza, Veneto, in a coffee plantation near Brodowski, in São Paulo. Growing up on a coffee plantation of dark soil and blue sky, Portinari gained his inspiration from the homeland he loved. In the majority…
Museu Casa de Portinari
Museu Casa de Portinari in Brodowski
Exterior of the Museu Casa de Portinari