25 Facts About Candido Portinari

Candido Portinari is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well as a prominent and influential practitioner of the neo-realism style in painting.

Candido Portinari developed a social preoccupation throughout his oeuvre and maintained an active life in the Brazilian cultural and political worlds.

Candido Portinari then studied at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes in Rio de Janeiro.

In 1923,1925 and 1927 Candido Portinari won prizes at the Salon, and in 1928 he got a scholarship offered by the Brazilian government to study in Europe for three years.

Candido Portinari came back to Brazil fully set on conveying the true Brazilian lifestyle and capturing the pain and struggles of his people through his art.

Candido Portinari remained himself and didn't allow his new experiences and new outlooks changed him.

Candido Portinari's roots remained important to him and he strove to portray this in his paintings; the true Brazilian spirit.

Candido Portinari wanted the world to see the harsh reality of living conditions in Brazil and the struggle for survival.

In 1939, Candido Portinari exhibited at the New York World's Fair.

Candido Portinari joined the Brazilian Communist Party and stood for deputy in 1945 and for senator in 1947, but had to flee to Uruguay to escape the persecution of communists during the government of Eurico Gaspar Dutra.

Candido Portinari returned to Brazil in the following year, after a declaration of general amnesty from the government.

Candido Portinari suffered from ill health during the last decade of his life.

Candido Portinari died in Rio de Janeiro in 1962 as a result of lead poisoning from his paints.

Candido Portinari's works comprehend a strong will to represent Brazilian people and their traits.

Candido Portinari himself said he would "paint that people with that clothing and that color".

Candido Portinari was capable of transcending his original academic formation by experiencing with and absorbing modernist techniques and styles, which fundamentally created his painting personality.

Candido Portinari's career coincided with and included collaboration with Oscar Niemeyer amongst others.

Candido Portinari used his culture and life experience to add to the explanation of what Brazil is in a distinctive style.

In Cocoa Candido Portinari depicts workers on the coffee plantations.

Candido Portinari created two murals to show war, agony, fear and pain that showed how the people suffered and were affected during the war.

Candido Portinari's works were meant to create a bridge between the multicultural individuals.

Candido Portinari's painting, like his militant political views, spoke out against injustice, violence and misery in the world, according to the artist's son, Joao Candido Portinari.

Candido Portinari greatly affected the future Brazilian generation of artists, musicians, poets and composers.

Candido Portinari's works urged emerging artists to pursue their own, unique style particular to their lives, experiences and reality in their country.

Rodovia Candido Portinari is a State highway located in Brazil in Sao Paulo.