Crispim do Amaral

Crispim do Amaral (1858 – 17 December 1911) was a Brazilian actor, decorator, journalist, painter, draftsman, illustrator, and caricaturist in Brazil.^[1]

He was born in Olinda.^{[citation needed]}

He edited The Courier in 1879 in Pará, being its illustrator. He traveled to Paris in 1888. Back in Brazil, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he founded the magazines O Malho, A Avenida, O Pau, and O Século.

Amaral painted the curtain of the Amazon Theatre (debuted 1897) in Manaus titled "Meeting of the Waters".^{[citation needed]}

At the Brazilian National Exposition of 1908, he painted the interior murals of the Minas Geraes state pavilion including a series of images personifying agriculture, mineralogy, manufactures and the liberal arts. The building was designed by Rafael Rebecchi. Exhibits at the pavilion included aspects of gold and diamond mining.^[2]

He died in Rio de Janeiro.^{[citation needed]}