It may seem strange to assign gender to a city, but for me Porto Alegre is female, and she has a soul. She is temperamental and whimsical, cosmopolitan and provincial at the same time, keeping her modest habits but always keeping pace with the rythm of our time. Being a metropolis, she is naturally neurotic, self-assured and pressing. At the same time, village she is, ashamed, simple, amenable.
Joaquim da Fonseca
Joaquim da Fonseca was born in Alegrete, RS. He is an artist,
graphic designer, journalist and teacher.He holds aMaster of Fine Arts from Syracuse University (USA), 1983. He has also been art director for many local advertising agencies (MPM, Escala and others).
He worked at Revista do Globo in the 50's as an ilustrator as well as page composer
and graphic editor. He has designed many national and international publications and has taught Visual Comunication at
the School of Communication of UFRGS up to now. He is currently a visual artist and researcher with the LEAD project.
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