Rodrigo Melo Franco De Andrade

Place: Belo Horizonte

Born: 1898

Death: 1969

Biography:

Rodrigo Melo Franco de Andrade (17 August 1898 – 11 May 1969) was a Brazilian art critic and historian. He served as director of preservation of artistic heritage of Brazil at the Ministry of Education. He is credited, among many similar discoveries, with reviving interest in Antônio Francisco Lisboa. He is the author of Monumentos Históricos y Arqueológicos de Brasil (Mexico, 1952).