The Brazilian Academy of Fine Arts was founded in the city of Rio de Janeiro, on the night of April 20, 1948, under the leadership of the artist, poet and intellectual José Venturelli Sobrinho. Attending the founding session, at the traditional Hotel Palace on Avenida Rio Branco, were Alfredo Galvão, Leão Velloso, Quirino Campofiorito, Raul […]
