Category:Brazilian Visual Arts
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The Brazilian visual arts began its developing in the 18th century with painting with a strong european accent. Only in the 19th century an original Brazilian art style was introduced by Belmiro de Almeida Jr. In the 20th century the painter Cândido Portinari was a major proponent of another uniquely Brazilian style, which blended abstract European techniques with realistic portrayals of the people and landscapes of his native land; the painter Emílio Di Cavalcanti, a contemporary of Portinari, gained equal international renown. Both worked no only with painting but expanded with other forms their work. From then on several new styles were introduced and other art forms were developed as engraving, photography, graphic design and others. During the 40's and 50's the Visual Arts were improved and with the introduction of the BIENAL in 1951 (the most important art international exihibit in Brazil)visual arts had a strong development.
