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Pereira da Silva began work on the painting in 1900. The Landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in Porto Seguro in 1500 was sold to the Paulista Museum, also known as the Ipiranga Museum, in 1902 after a period of intense negotiation between the artist and the museum. The Paulista Museum sought to build an idea of national identity through the artistic narrative of its collection in the period. The painting, however, was transferred and became part of the collection of the Pinacoteca of the State of São Paulo in 1905, where it remained until 1929. It was transferred back to the collection of the Museu Paulista, where it remains.
São Paulo Museu Paulista Ipiranga Museum Porto Seguro Pedro Álvares Cabral Pinacoteca of the State of São Paulo