Rodrigo Melo Franco
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Rodrigo Melo Franco de Andrade (1898–1969) was a Brazilian art critic and historian. He served as director of preservation of artistic heritage of Brazil at the Ministry of Education.[1] He is credited, among many similar discoveries, with reviving interest in Antônio Francisco Lisboa.[2] He is the author of Monumentos Históricos y Arqueológicos de Brasil (Mexico, 1952).
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Born | (1898-08-17)17 August 1898 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Died | 11 May 1969(1969-05-11) (aged 70) Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil |
Literary movement | Modernism |
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