"I understand my art as a search for something… In this search, I am moving in the direction my home, a home of the heart, of desire, of love, of intuition."

"Olá, my name is Belmira Carvalho. I was born in Muriae, Minas Gerais, but I've lived in Rio de Janeiro since 1964.

"I first began writing stories for my sisters and I illustrated these stories. Later, with this passion in me, I began making paintings from time to time and began working with engravings in 1964.

"As soon as I arrived in Rio, I took an intensive course in general art, and there I won a scholarship to study engravings. That's how I became interested ...

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