Christ of Mud: Romance by Aleijadinho from Vila Rica

The fictionalized biography of one of the greatest artists in Brazil's history. "Christ of Mud" is the fictionalized biography of the master sculptor from Minas Gerais, Antonio Francisco Lisboa, known as Aleijadinho. In a distinctly colonial style, João Felício dos Santos presents us with the long journey of a classic hero of the working classes: poor, sick, and mixed race. João Felício dos Santos is the nephew of historian Joaquim Felício dos Santos; his work was of great importance to Brazilian historical fiction. The publisher has published several other volumes by the author, such as the fictionalized biographies of Xica da Silva and Anita Garibaldi. "Christ of Mud" was adapted for the screen in 1966.