Maria Auxiliadora (artist)
Maria Auxiliadora da Silva (1935–1974) was a self-taught Brazilian painter. Her work was nationally and internationally acclaimed. Characterized by bold colors, thick textures, and mixed media, her paintings center largely on the following themes and genres: Everyday community life and popular manifestations in São Paulo, particularly in the neighborhoods of Brasilândia and Casa Verde (district of São Paulo), Casa Verde; Afro-Brazilian religions, specifically Candomblé, Trinidad Orisha, and Umbanda; self-portraits in which she represents herself as an artist, a bride, and a woman living with cancer; intimacy and affection between women; and urban and rural life. Life Maria Auxiliadora was born in Campo Belo, MG. She and her family moved to the city of São Paulo when she was only three years old. She stopped going to school at age 12 to help out her family by working as a housekeeper, only returning to get an education in 1972, at age 37. She is one of 18 siblings, many o ...
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Campo Belo
(''Union, Order and Progress'') , image_skyline = Corredor_de_arvores.jpg , imagesize = 250px , image_caption = View of Campo Belo's main square , image_flag = File:Campo Belo - Flag.png , image_seal = File:Campo Belo - Coat of Arms.png , image_map = MinasGerais_Municip_CampoBelo.svg , mapsize = , map_caption = Location in Brazil , pushpin_map =Brazil , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_type1 = Region , subdivision_type2 = State , subdivision_name = , subdivision_name1 = Southeast , subdivision_name2 = Minas Gerais , subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion , subdivision_name3 = West of Minas Gerais , subdivision_type4 = Microregion , subdivision_name4 = Campo Belo , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Tulio Miguel , established_title = Founded , established_date = 1879 , established_title2 ...
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