Brazilian Art
Brazil was colonized by Portugal in the middle of the 16th century. In those early times, owing to the primitive state of pre-Portuguese civilization there, not much could be done in regard to art expression. The original inhabitants of the land, pre-Columbian Indian peoples, most likely produced various forms of art, but very little is known about this. Little remains, except from specific cultures like the Marajoara, who left sophisticated painted pottery. So, Brazilian art—in the context of Western Art—began in the late 16th century and, for the greater part of its evolution, depended wholly on European standards.
Read more about Brazilian Art: Pre-Columbian Traditions, Baroque, 19th Century: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, 20th Century: Modern and Contemporary
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