rua antônio parreiras was named after the much revered brazilian
landscape painter, designer and teacher antônio diogo da silva
parreiras (1860-1937) - born in 1860 in
niterói, parreiras began studying at the academia
imperial de belas artes in rio de janeiro in 1883, later leaving to
work with german artist georg grimm.
he is known principally for his
landscape paintings, which features both brazilian and european
landscapes - later in life he also painted historical subjects and
female nudes and became widely acclaimed as a designer.