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:
Faces and Places in Brazil: Photographs by Genevieve Naylor, November 9-30, 1943
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of photographs of Brazil taken by American artist Genevieve Naylor while there promoting anti-Nazi ties between the U.S. and Brazil under the U.S. Office of Inter-American Affairs from 1940 to 1942. The exhibition was arranged and circulated by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. The exhibition records span four folders.
Dates:
November 9-30, 1943