Projeto Portinari

His first contact with Portinari for professional purposes; Callado is commissioned by the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro/MAM-RJ to write a book on the work of Portinari; Portinari's life changes after his separation from Maria; Portinari's friendship with Dalcídio Jurandir and Mem Xavier da Silveira; the importance of Maria Portinari in the painter's life; João Candido's marriage; the pace of everyday life wears down the Portinaris; Portinari conscious of his importance as a painter; Villa-Lobos; Oscar Niemeyer and Portinari, a landmark in the Brazilian cultural scene; Portinari paints Brazil practically without leaving Rio; Brodósqui - the greatest inspiration for the artist; the relationship of the artist with his work becomes more intense; Callado gets accquainted with Portinari's work in Paris in 1945/46; Portinari's affiliation to the Communist Party is more on account of his indignation than for theoretical or ideological reasons; Graciliano Ramos; Luís Carlos Prestes and the intellectuals; distance from Brazil during the prize trip leads Portinari to opt for a Brazilian theme in his works; the Latin American intellectual and the search for a more intense cultural atmosphere; returning to indigenous cultural values; Portinari's precarious formal education; Portinari's voluntary isolation; friends in the last period of Portinari's life; portraits and commissions guarantee Portinari the necessary means to develop his art; Mário Pedrosa and Ferreira Gullar; criticism of the panel "Tiradentes"; the feeling of compassion in Portinari; Callado and the Communist Party; the issue of the Communist Party discipline; the meaning of his trip to Israel; Eugenio Luraghi; Portinari's granddaugher Denise's birth brings joy to his life; his difficult relationship with Abstract Art; Maria and Portinari's separation makes him weaker; his doctor and friend Mem Xavier da Silveira's tact; Portinari's generosity; Portinari and Enrico Bianco's complex relationship; Callado pioneers the idea of collecting all the documents about Portinari's life and work.