Brazil
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Large nation comprising the Amazon basin in the north and the Brazilian plateau in south. The area was inhabited by Tupí-Guaraní peoples, who were semi-nomadic and lived in scattered settlements, when it was charted by the Portuguese ca. 1500. European colonization began in 1530. The official language is Portuguese.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Brazil Builds: Photographs and Models, Circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, September 22-October 15, 1944
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 100 photographs and 2 models of old and Modern architecture of Brazil, as surveyed by American architect Philip L. Goodwin during a trip to the country. He arranged the exhibition for the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span seven folders.
Dates:
September 22-October 15, 1944