Brazilian President asks artist Romero Britto to do R$9.4 billion project

Brazilian President asks artist Romero Britto to do R$9.4 billion project. (Britto Central, Inc., Gustavo Rampini)

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Health Minister Alexandre Padilha invited artist Romero Britto to join them in launching the Rede Cegonha, or Stork Network, program in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, at the Palácio das Artes on Monday, March 28th. The project has a budget of 9.4 billion Reais through 2014 reaching at least 61 million Brazilians. Britto created 10 stunning original pieces as well as the programs logo at the request of President Rousseff, creating a storyline celebrating the joy of pregnancy to the birth and growth of a healthy child in a loving and nurturing environment, and donated these 10 pieces, a total of $800,000 USD, to Rede Cegonha. President Rousseff commented on the logo created by Britto: “… the baby has one black leg, one white, showing the diversity of the Brazilian people, aside from [Britto’s] diaper and the stork, which are very Brazilian!” after personally opening an exhibition of the 10 works at the Palácio das Artes. The exhibition will next travel to Brasilia, where they’ll remain in the permanent collection of the Presidential Palace.

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