Projeto Portinari

The difference in age as related to her brother Candido; birth in 1906; the brothers; neglecting formal studies; Candinho’s school time; Candinho goes to Rio; Candinho’s interest in drawing; the parents’ temperament; Professor Daiuto; misery in childhood; Candinho is a sharp dresser even in nondescript clothing; father’s encouragement to Candinho’s art; brother’s obsession for painting; Candinho’s difficulty in acquiring drawing material during childhood; father’s disregard for material matters; José Murari; Candinho’s perfectionism; Candinho finds it difficult to visit family in Brodósqui; Portinari’s stay at Quirino Toledo’s home; Candinho’s letters written during his trip to Europe; Candinho’s impression of England; brother’s vanity; Candinho lends a hand in decorating the Brodósqui Church; Victorio Gregolini; Candinho’s solemnity; family moves into "Nonna" and tio Bepe’s home; mother’s family background; Maria Sandri; the arrival of "dona" Dominga's family in Brasil; "Nonna" Pellegrina’s temperament; violence in Brodósqui; the Sandri family; elections in Brodósqui; uncle Giovan’s death; the artisan grandfather; "seu" Batista’s letters to Candinho; Portinari’s candidature reverberates through family; Loi’s involvement with "integralists"; Tata’s fiancés; Julieta’s interest in politics; the accident which caused Candinho’s handicap; the arrival of Portinari and Maria in Brodósqui; praise to Maria; Ines and Olga go to Rio; Candinho’s depression over separation from Maria; Maria’s visits to Candinho bring nothing but joy; "seu" Baptista’s lack of basic knowledge about commerce; Candinho plans a vegetable garden; home in Leme; trips  to Araçatuba; Dr. Mem Xavier da Silveira; Candinho mourns his father’s death; Olga’s care for Candinho; her brother’s bad temperament; Tata's jealousy of João Candido's baby sitters; Denise's birth; Candinho's deception at granddaughter’s baptism; marriage of João and Maribel; "dona" Dominga’s death; the death of Ines’ son; friends from Rio visit Brodósqui; schools virtually inexistent in Brodósqui during Portinari’s childhood; "Nonna"’s religious  beliefs; World War I; "seu" Baptista’s band; Candinho’s age by the time he went to Rio.