What is Pedro Américo?
[[File:Pedro Américo.png|thumb|200px|Pedro Américo]] '''Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo''' (29 April 1843 – 7 October 1905) was a Brazilian painter. He was also a writer, art theorist, essayist, and professor, but became known as one of the most important academic painters of [[Brazil]]. He was influenced by [[neoclassicism]], [[romanticism]] and [[realism]] in his painting, where it stands out his works related to the history of Brazil, like ''Independência ou Morte!'', about the proclamation of the independence of his country, in 1822. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Américo, Pedro}} [[Category:1843 births]] [[Category:1905 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian painters]]