Ela Bittencourt
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Brazil reflects on ‘five centuries of invasion’ with all-Indigenous Venice pavilion
Artists focus on the legacy of colonialism and the ongoing challenges their people face
The oldest art institution in São Paulo adds a $16m wing for contemporary art
Pinacoteca de São Paulo's new building opens with a show by Haegue Yang
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'It’s expected that a Black artist do Black figuration—it’s become our prison': Brazilian artist Maxwell Alexandre on the politics of painting bodies
The artist’s exhibition at The Shed in New York presents three suites of work that explore the political dimensions of race in his home country
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Brazilian Modernism has been defined by—and, sometimes, against—the country's national identity
As Brazil celebrates its bicentennial this week, we survey the movements that have defined the country's art scene over the past 200 years