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"The Portinari Project, unique in Brazil for its scope, is the best research institution of its kind in the country. In addition to classifying 5,300 paintings, drawings, and prints of one of the most significant Brazilian artists, the project also gathered 25,000 documents that provide a profile of the views and concerns of the artist's generation. This work describes the development of the project, detailing its mission, methodology, and collections. The Portinari Project is available on the web at http://www.portinari.org.br/"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.