Ricardo Brennand

Ricardo Brennand
Born
Ricardo Coimbra de Almeida Brennand

(1927-05-27)27 May 1927
Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil
Died25 April 2020(2020-04-25) (aged 92)
Alma materFederal University of Pernambuco
Occupation(s)Businessman, Art collector
SpouseGraça Monteiro Brennand
RelativesFrancisco Brennand (cousin)

Ricardo Coimbra de Almeida Brennand (27 May 1927 – 25 April 2020) was a Brazilian businessman, engineer and art collector. In 2002 he founded the Ricardo Brennand Institute, which includes the world's largest private collection of Frans Post paintings, and was the 17th highest-rated museum in the world according to TripAdvisor in 2014. He was born in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil.

Brennand died on 25 April 2020 of COVID-19 in Recife, Brazil at the age of 92.

References

  1. ↑ Vainsencher, Semira Adler (25 October 2005). "Instituto Ricardo Brennand". Fundação Joaquim Nabuco. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Hunter, Marnie (17 September 2014). "Traveler's Choice: World's best museums". CNN. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ricardo Brennand morre de Covid-19 aos 92 anos, no Recife". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.