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Yara Tupynambá
Yara Tupynambá Gordilho Santos (born April 2, 1932, in Montes Claros, Brazil) is a Brazilian visual arts, visual artist. Tupynambá began her career studying under the Brazilian artists Alberto Guignard and Oswaldo Goeldi. Later in life, her studies brought her to the Pratt Institute in New York City. Her works are well known in Brazil, entitling her to a ''Sala Especial'' (Special Room) at São Paulo Art Biennial. She was also a fine arts professor at UFMG, one of Brazil's main universities, where she helped create the Fine Arts Institute. She has also been a professor at Guignard University of Art of Minas Gerais, Escola Guignard, a well known fine arts College in Belo Horizonte. One of her best known works is the panel depicting Adam and Eve naked, situated at the main church in Ferros, Minas Gerais. This panel was described in the novel ''Hilda Furacão'' by Roberto Drummond, which later became a TV series. The State of Minas Gerais Legislative Assembly also displays her p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montes Claros
Montes Claros is a city located in northern Minas Gerais state, in Brazil. The population is 413,487 (2020 est.) in an area of . It was made a seat of a municipality in 1831 and attained city status in 1857. History The region was originally inhabited by the and Amerindians. The first Portuguese settlers arrived in this region during the eighteenth century. In 1707 they formed three great ranches: Jaiba, Olhos d'Água and Montes Claros. The latter was created by Antônio Gonçalves Figueira. In order to get his cattle to market Figueira opened up roads to Tranqueiras in Bahia and to the São Francisco River Soon the Fazenda de Montes Claros became the greatest producer of cattle in the north of Minas Gerais, and a small village was formed. In 1554 the Espinosa-Navarro expedition, composed of twelve Bandeirantes. The settlers moved north from the coast in search of diamonds and gold in the streams, and to conquer the region from the native Amerindians. It was officially found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |