vittorio breheret, also known as victor brecheret, was a renowned italian-brazilian sculptor born on december 15, 1894, in farnese, italy. he later moved to brazil with his family at the age of 10 and spent most of his life in são paulo, except for his studies in paris in his early twenties. breheret's work combines techniques of european modernist sculpture with references to his native country through the physical characteristics of his human forms and visual motifs drawn from brazilian folk art. early life and career brecheret was one of the first brazilian modernists to achieve success. i…