Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia, is certainly one of the most colorful cities in Brazil. The spirit of those times when it…
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Brazil Figurative Arts Part 2
Among the disciples of Grandjean de Montigny are José Maria Jacintho Rebello (1821-1872), architect and landscape painter, and Francisco Joaquim Bittencourt da Silva, sculptor and…
Brazil Figurative Arts
The history of art in Brazil can be divided into two distinctly distinct periods, a colonial and an autonomous period. In Portugal, architecture flourished late…
History of Brazil from Independence until Today
Brazilian independence 1822 In 1807 the Portuguese king fled Napoleon’s troops and went to Brazil. In 1815 Brazil was equated with the mother country and…