The pre-Cabraline history of Brazil is the stage in Brazil's history before the arrival of Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500, at a time when the region that is now Brazilian territory
Lund copying rock paintings in a cave in Lagoa Santa, c. 1840
Pre-Cabraline Indians' rock painting in Cachoeira Resplendor, Pará
Paleolithic inscriptions at Costão do Santinho, in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
Midden model from the Museum of Archeology and Ethnology of the University of São Paulo
Brazilian art
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The creation of art in the geographic area now known as Brazil begins with the earliest records of its human habitation. The original inhabitants of the land, pre-Cabraline Indigenous or Natives peopl
Aleijadinho: Angel of the Passion, c. 1799. Congonhas do Campo
Cave paintings, Serra da Capivara National Park.
Burial urn, Marajoara culture. American Museum of Natural History.
Santarém culture. Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi.