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Carybé

Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó (7 February 1911 – 2 October 1997) was an Argentine-Brazilian artist, researcher, writer, historian and journalist. His nickname and artistic name, Carybé, a type of piranha, comes from his time in the scouts. He died of heart failure after the meeting of a candomblé community's lay board of directors, the Cruz Santa Opô Afonjá Society, of which he was a member.

Also recorded as Hector Júlio Paride Bernabo · Caribé · Hector Julio Bernabo Carybe · Hector Bernabó

Carybé

Mostra retrospectiva do artista plástico Carybé, argentino naturalizado brasileiro, na Embaixada do Brasil em Buenos Aires. Esta é a primeira exibição de obras do artista em solo portenho, desde sua morte, em 1997.

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Name
Carybé
Birth Name
Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó
Born
7 February 1911
Birthplace
Lanús, Argentina
Died
2 October 1997
Place of death
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Field
Painter, engraver, draughtsman, illustrator, potter, sculptor, mural painter, researcher, historian and journalist
Nationality
Brazil
Occupation
painter · draftsperson · illustrator · artist · sculptor · historian · journalist
Fields
book illustration · visual arts · painting · art of sculpture
Honours
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Languages
Portuguese

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Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó (7 February 1911 – 2 October 1997) was an Argentine-Brazilian artist, researcher, writer, historian and journalist. His nickname and artistic name, Carybé, a type of piranha, comes from his time in the scouts. He died of heart failure after the meeting of a candomblé community's lay board of directors, the Cruz Santa Opô Afonjá Society, of which he was a member.

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