Heitor Villa-Lobos

Heitor Villa-Lobos seated, cigar in his mouth, with arms resting on the work table, holds a pen and writes music. In the 1930s and 1940s, Villa-Lobos, invited by the Ministry of Education and Health, assists in the implementation of a music education project for Brazil. Ahead of the Superintendency of Musical and Artistic Education (SEMA), from 1933, and of the National Conservatory of Orphonic Singing (CNCO), in 1942, Villa promoted the great orpheonic gatherings that brought together thousands of students at the São Januário Stadiums and the Orange trees.