Zezinho de Tracunhaém
His name is long and fanciful – Saturnino José Joaquim da Silva Xavier – but everyone knows him as Zezinho de Tracunhaém, both in Brasil and abroad.
 
Nilson Tavares
Nilson Tavares was born in Goiana (PE). Always inquisitive, he found a way of life in clay. “I’ve worked with João do Boneco, brother of Zé do Carmo and then alone.
 
Maria Amélia da Silva
Sitting by the kitchen door, Mrs. Maria Amélia da Silva doesn’t need a lot of space to model her clay figurines.
 
Mestre Nuca
Manuel Gomes da Silva – Master Nuca or Nuca of Tracunhaém – has a simple explanation for his work in clay. “My star sign is Leo.”
 
 
Recife
Olinda
Bezerros
Goiana
Tracunhaém
Ibimirim
Petrolina
Caruaru
Carpina
Glória do Goitá
Garanhuns
Correntes
 
North
Center West
Northeast
Southeast
South
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