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Portinari: Painter of the People
The life and art of one of Brazil's most celebrated artists
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Who was Candido Portinari?
The Brazilian artist who captured the heart of the people
THE ARTIST
The Amazing Life of Portinari
From a childhood in poverty on a coffee plantation to a prestigious commission from the United Nations
THE MAN
"A Letter to my Father..."
In 1979, the artist's son João Candido wrote a beautiful posthumous letter to his father
TOP FACTS
10 Facts About the Artist You Need to Know
Discover more about one of Brazil's most important artists
Portinari through time
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Discover the masterpieces
Experts give you immersive tours of some of Portinari's most famous paintings
Mestiço
How this painting's strong brushstrokes and high contrast caused a stir
Café
The first work of Brazilian modernism to win an international prize
The First Mass of Brazil
Capturing some of the country's most important historical moments
Two roosters
Portinari in the Ema Klabin Collection
Portinari in MNBA's collection
From masterpieces to sketches: the historical path of Portinari's art
The artworks, up close
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"I'm going to paint Palaninho, I'm going to paint those people with those clothes and that coloring..."
Candido Portinari, in a letter to a friend
The colors of Portinari
Pick your favorite color and see how Portinari painted with it
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How he captured the colors of Brazil
Portinari rejected the European academy to recapture his roots
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The social painter
How his paintings embodied his politics
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How Portinari put Brazil on canvas
The artworks portraying the country's historical moments
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Portinari and religion
Capturing the spiritual life of the people
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A Brazilian childhood
How Portinari captured the youth of his country
Spotlight on: Portinari's peace project
The two spectacular panels installed at the UN headquarters in New York proved fatal
War and Peace
The Brazilian "Guernica" at the UN
How the War and Peace murals travelled around the world
An artwork for humanity
In-Painting Tour
1. War
How Portinari showed the pain and suffering of conflict in vivid color
In-Painting Tour
2. Peace
Children, scarecrows, and smiling women to show peaceful moments
Inside the creative process
Explore his drawings and studies
Tiradentes
The First Mass in Brazil
Hand
Brazil
Cockfight
The Wedding at Cana
Iemanjá
Coffee
Feet
Mate Herb Harvest
Head of Don Quixote
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Scarecrow
Black Man with Shovel
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Portinari - the everlasting draughtsman
An exhibition at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro
Beyond the canvas
From poetry to illustration: Portinari's different mediums
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Portinari the Poet
Mainly known as painter, many don't know that he also wrote a book of poetry
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Portinari the Designer
The Yara Ballet sets and costume design
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Portinari the Illustrator
Illustrations of Don Quixote's adventures
Portinari across borders
How one of the top names in Modernism was exhibited in the top galleries around the world
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The murals at the Library of Congress
"His symbols exude the vibration of life.”
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From coffee plants to the UN
How the son of Italian emigrants conquered the world
His life and times
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Portinari's Time
The artist and his contemporaries
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Portinari year by year
Get to know the artist's life from 1903 to 1962
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What the critics said
What did people make of the pioneering artist?
Virtual Tour
Step inside the artist's house
Located in Brodówski, in São Paulo State, Portinari's house is a masterpiece
What is Projeto Portinari?
How do you preserve a legacy?
Portinari's paintings were bought and kept in private hands...
...Here's how his son saved them for the people
Projeto Portinari: 40 years
Get to know the institution preserving Portinari's legacy
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