Heitor dos Prazeres

Heitor dos Prazeres (Brazilian, 1889-1966)

A musician, dancer, and painter, Heitor dos Prazeres captured images of the rhythmic and colorful Carnival culture of Rio de Janeiro in his works. Primarily known as a composer of Samba music, dos Prazeres began painting lively scenes of dancers and musicians for his own enjoyment in the late 1930s. Encouraged by art critics, he entered and received a prize at the First International Biennial of São Paulo in 1951, and later represented Brazil in many international art exhibitions.

Important Source Material:

Araujo, Emanoel, A Mão Afro-Brasileira: Significado da Contribuição Artística e Histórica. 2nd Ed. Vol. 1, São Paulo: Museuafrobrasil, 2010. (Portuguese and English)

Ardies, Jacques, Naïve Art in Brazil, São Paulo: Empresa das Artes, 1998.

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