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His birth in Maranhão; childhood in Pará; his inclination for design; his arrival in Rio; non-credit student at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes/ENBA; Bernardelli's studio; his friendship with Graça Aranha; the trip to Europe; Movimento Antropofágico in São Paulo; his studio at Heloísa Rosa e Silva's house; Di Cavalcanti; the monument to coffee, by Celso Antônio; the bust of Lídia Pizza; Lúcio Costa; Portinari's stories; Modern Art returns to Paris; Le Corbusier praises Celso Antônio; meeting Brazilian natives in the state of Maranhão; Portinari's passion for art; his works at the Ministério da Educação e Saúde/MES; the dinners at Portinari's house; Picasso's influence on Portinari's work; the accident with the sculpture "O Homem Brasileiro"; Capanema's sensitivity; Celso Antônio praises Maria Portinari; relationship with Portinari during their work at the Universidade do Distrito Federal/UDF; Rodrigo Mello Franco de Andrade; Manuel Bandeira poses for six months; Getúlio Vargas' bust; painting and sculpture according to the Paris School; Bourdelle; rejection of Abstractionism; the classical phase of Portinari; lack of interest in politics; Portinari's irritable temperament; Renoir; the difficulty of being a sculptor; his work at La Grande Chaumière academy; the writings of Portinari.