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Antonio Francisco Lisboa: Aleijadinho

The artist Antonio Francisco Lisboa, better known by the nickname Aleijadinho, is considered a national hero. He is the subject not only of books and exhibitions, but also of films and television series. He is known for both the quantity and quality of his sculptural work, as well as for his fascinating and contested biography.
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Smarthistory Essays

I am contributing editor for Smarthistory.org's content on colonial Brazil and the early modern Portuguese empire.