Meet José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, a Brazilian painter who broke the mold of traditional art.

Born in 1850 in Itu, São Paulo, Almeida Júnior was known for his works that depicted everyday life and rural scenes in Brazil.

He studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro and later at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany.

Almeida Júnior's most famous works include 'The Rest' and 'Caipira Smoking Tobacco,' which capture scenes of rural Brazil with great realism and sensitivity.

He was a master of portraiture, capturing the personality and humanity of his subjects with ease.

Clique aí e dê uma olhada na obra completa de Almeida Júnior, um dos principais pintores brasileiros do século 19.

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