Candido Portinari was a famous Brazilian painter born in 1903 in São Paulo to Italian immigrants. He showed an early talent for art and left school at a young age to become an apprentice painter. Portinari later studied at the National School of Fine Arts and gained recognition for his works. He spent influential years in Paris in the 1920s before returning to Brazil where he became known for his socially engaged murals and paintings portraying everyday life in Brazil. Portinari's career was marked by awards and exhibitions, but he struggled with health issues due to lead poisoning from his paints. He died in 1962 from lead poisoning at the height of his fame.
Candido Portinari was a famous Brazilian painter born in 1903 in São Paulo to Italian immigrants. He showed an early talent for art and left school at a young age to become an apprentice pai…