The Laranjeiras Prodigy The air in Laranjeiras, Brazil, holds the early traces of a talent that would eventually find its true resonance in the studios of Europe. Born in 1853, Horácio Pinto da Hora began sketching and painting as a child, a natural inclination that would soon demand a larger stage. A scholarship granted by the Parliament acted as the catalyst, pulling him away from the familiar landscapes of Sergipe and toward the rig…