A Cara do Brasil (“The Face of Brazil”) is a ballpoint pen drawing by Brazilian visual artist Cíntia Cris.

The work brings multiple faces, colours and references together in a single composition, reflecting the diversity that shapes Brazilian identity. Built gradually through layers of line, colour and texture, the portrait becomes many people within one face.

Cíntia describes the idea behind the work as:

“A Cara do Brasil represents our diversity: many in one. A people singular in its identity, yet plural in its roots.”

The piece was created entirely with ballpoint pens on paper.

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