Brazilian Modernist Photography (1939-1964)In the 1940s, Brazil was undergoing a major transformation: It was modernising, increasing international trade, attracting large numbers of European emigrants and inspiring dreams. Witnesses to this revolution were the artists of the modernist movement, including photographers whose images tell the story of Brazil's entry onto the cosmopolitan art scene. In the wake of Oscar Niemeyer's architecture, his vision of the modern city, the Novo cinema and