 The Imperial Academy of Fine Arts yaive sangano redzidzo yepamusoro muhunyanzvi muRio de Janeiro, Brazil, rakagadzwa naMambo João VI. Pasinei zvapo nokutarisana nezvinetso zvakawanda zvokutanga, Academy yakatangwa ndokutora nzvimbo yayo pamberi pedzidzo yeBrazil yezvemifananidzo muhafu yechipiri yezana ramakore rechigumi nepfumbamwe. Academy yakava nzvimbo yokuparadzirwa kwemiitiro mitsva yokunaka nokudzidzisa unyanzvi hwokugadzira zvinhu hwemazuva ano. Pakupedzisira rakava rimwe remasangano makuru ounyanzvi pasi pokutsigira kwaMambo Dom Pedro II. Nekuziviswa kweRepublic, yakazozivikanwa seNational School of Fine Arts. Yakafa senzvimbo yakazvimiririra muna 1931, apo yakatorwa neFederal University yeRio de Janeiro UFRJ ndokuzozivikanwa seUFRJ Chikoro cheBasa Rakanaka, icho chichiri kushanda nanhasi. 