1916
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Studied sculpture in São Paulo.
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1917
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Took painting and drawing classes with Pedro Alexandrino; met Anita Malfatti.
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1920
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Went to Paris.
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1922
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Returned to São Paulo and formed the Grupo dos Cinco (Group of Five) with Anita Malfatti, Mário Andrade, Menotti del Picchia and Oswald de Andrade.
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1924
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Accompanied the poet Blaise Cendras on a journey to the historic cities of
Minas Gerais with Mário de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade and others.
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1924 / 1925
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Initiated the Pau-Brasil phase in which she painted national themes.
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1925
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Illustrated a book of poems, Pau-Brasil by Oswald de Andrade.
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1928
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Painted her most famous canvas Abapuru which inspired the Movimento Antropofágico (Anthropophagy Movement), launched by Oswald de Andrade and Paul Bopp.
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1933
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Traveled to the Soviet Union and began a phase on social themes with the works Operários (Workers) and Segunda Classe (Second Class).
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1936
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Started to write an art column for Diário de São Paulo newspaper.
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1954
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Painted the panel Procissão do Santíssimo (Procession of the Most Holy).
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1956
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Delivered O Batizado de Macunaíma (The Baptism of Macunaíma) to a publisher. The painting is about the work of Mário de Andrade.
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