Most Famous Brazilian Artists

Brazil has produced 62 notable artists throughout history, led by Aleijadinho. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
A
Aleijadinho Brazilian Sculptor 1738 – 1814
# 9,767
CP
Candido Portinari Brazilian Painter 1903 – 1962
# 9,974
PM
Paulo Mendes da Rocha Brazilian Architect Born 1928
# 15,361
TD
Tarsila do Amaral Brazilian Painter 1886 – 1973
# 15,875
PA
Pedro Américo Brazilian Painter 1843 – 1905
# 25,181
JF
José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior Brazilian Painter 1850 – 1899
# 44,195
MD
Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre (Baron of Santo Ângelo) Brazilian Painter 1806 – 1879
# 51,151
VB
Victor Brecheret Brazilian Sculptor 1894 – 1955
# 55,145
MD
Mauricio de Sousa Brazilian Artist Born 1935
# 59,375
EV
Eliseu Visconti Brazilian Painter 1866 – 1944
# 60,239
BC
Benedito Calixto Brazilian Painter 1853 – 1927
# 71,834
T(
Tunga (artist) Brazilian Sculptor 1952 – 2016
# 93,644
CD
Cícero Dias Brazilian Painter 1907 – 2003
# 122,753
AM
Aldemir Martins Brazilian Painter 1922 – 2006
# 125,762
AB
Arthur Bispo do Rosário Brazilian Painter 1909 – 1989
# 127,798
JF
José Francisco Borges Brazilian Painter Born 1935
# 135,241
EB
Ed Benes Brazilian Artist Born 1972
# 146,920
GD
Geraldo de Barros Brazilian Painter 1923 – 1998
# 147,308
AD
Amílcar de Castro Brazilian Sculptor 1920 – 2002
# 164,932
FS
Francisco Stockinger Brazilian Painter 1919 – 2009
# 168,593