Brazilian photographer, painter, and filmmaker
Miguel Rio Branco
Born 1946 (age 78–79) Nationality Brazilian Known for photography Notable work Silent Book Website www .miguelriobranco .com .br
Miguel Rio Branco (born 1946) is a Brazilian photographer, painter, and filmmaker (director and cinematographer).[ 1] His work has focused onBrazil and included photojournalism, and social and political criticism.[ 2]
Rio Branco was an Associate Member ofMagnum Photos . His photographs are included in the collections of theMuseum of Modern Art andMetropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Rio Branco was born inLas Palmas ,Gran Canaria , in theCanary Islands .[ 3] [ 4] His parents were diplomats and he spent his childhood inPortugal ,Switzerland ,Brazil and theUnited States .[ 1] In 1976 he moved toNew York City , where he earned aBA , and took a one-month vocational course at theNew York Institute of Photography .[ 1] In 1978, he moved toRio de Janeiro and studied at the Industrial Design College.[ 1]
He became an Associate Member ofMagnum Photos in 1980.[ 3] He lives and works in Rio de Janeiro.[ 2]
Rio Branco'sSilent Book (1997) is included inParr andBadger 'sThe Photobook: A History, Volume II. [ 5]
Publications by Rio Branco [ edit ] Dulce Sudor Amargo. Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1985.ISBN 978-9681619695 .Nakta. Brazil: Multiprint Grafica, 1996.Silent Book. São Paulo: Cosac & Naify. 1997.ISBN 978-8586374210 .Miguel Rio Branco: An Aperture Monograph. New York: Aperture, 1998.ISBN 978-0893818012 .Pele do Tempo. Brazil: Centro de Arte Hélio Oiticica, 1999.Entre Los Ojos. Barcelona: Fundación "la Caixa", 1999.ISBN 978-8476646632 . Text in Spanish and English.Miguel Río Branco habla con Teresa Siza. Conversaciones con Fotografos. La Fábrica, 2002.ISBN 978-8495471369 . In Spanish.Entre os Olhos, o Deserto. Brazil: Cosac & Naify, 2002.ISBN 978-8575030721 .Gritos Surdos. Portugal: Centro Portugues de Fotografia, 2002.Plaisir la Douleur. France: Textuel, 2005.ISBN 978-2845971691 .Out Of Nowhere. Luste, 2009.ISBN 978-8561914103 .Você está feliz? Cosac & Naify, 2012.ISBN 978-8540502598 .Mechanics of Women. La Fábrica, 2017.ISBN 978-8417048051 .New York Sketches. Xavier Barral, 2018.ISBN 978-2365111720 .Short films by Rio Branco [ edit ] Trio Elétrico Caveirinhas Nada Levarei Quando Morrer = those who owe me will be charged in hell – 20 minute documentary with still and moving images[ 3] Entre os Olhos o Deserto Gritos Surdos
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