To help you navigate his work, we invite you to answer the following questions as you go along.
How did her family and friends react to her new style?
How did Monteiro Lobato motivate the organisation of her historical exhibition in 1917?
How did he respond to this exhibition?
Why do you think he says he did it out of respect?
How did the audience react to the exhibition?
How did she react to the reviews?
Did her style change afterwards?
How did she meet Tarsila do Amaral?
How did she influence Tarsila's work?
Who were the Group of Five?
What do you think is important about this group?
What was the Week of Modern Art in 1922?
How were the paintings exhibited during this week? Were they vastly different from what she did before?
How was her relationship with Tarsila, and what were the roles each one gave to each other in the Group of Five?