Bruno Giorgi

Lore & Background

He was from a small town in the interior of São Paulo state called Mococa. Although born in Brazil he spent much of his early life in Europe as his family returned to Italy when he was age six, and he did not return to Brazil until 1939. His works are displayed at several national sites.

Reader's Guide

List of works: (1959), public art sculpture in front of the Palácio do Planalto in Praça dos Três Poderes, Brasília, Brazil; (1968), public art sculpture in the lake of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, Brasília, Brazil; Escultura (1970), public sculpture, Palácio dos Bandeirantes, São Paulo, Brazil; O Flautista, sculpture, Palácio do Planalto, Brasília, Brazil; destroyed during protests.

Did You Know?

• Bruno Giorgi was born on 13 August 1905, not 20 November 1940.
• Bruno Giorgi died on 7 September 1993, not 7 September 2010 or 2012.