Rodrigo Melo Franco de Andrade (1898–1969) was a Brazilian

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and

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. He served as director of preservation of artistic patrimony of Brazil at the Ministry of Education. He is credited, among many similar discoveries, with reviving interest in Antônio Francisco Lisboa. He is the author of ''Monumentos Históricos y Arqueológicos de Brasil'' (Mexico, 1952).

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1898 births 1969 deaths Brazilian art critics Brazilian art historians {{art-historian-stub