▁ ▁The ▁section ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁draw ings ▁of ▁the ▁Muse u ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Bel as ▁Ar tes ▁contains ▁about ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁works , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁institution . ▁It ▁includes ▁works ▁on ▁p enc il , ▁pen , ▁in k , ▁c ray on , ▁water color , ▁ch alk , ▁and ▁other ▁techniques , ▁either ▁produced ▁as ▁sketch es ▁or ▁as ▁independent ▁art works . ▁The ▁main ▁core ▁is ▁composed ▁by ▁the ▁large ▁ass embl ages ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁Victor ▁Me ire lles ▁and ▁the ▁brothers ▁Rod ol fo ▁and ▁Henri que ▁Bernard elli , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁master s , ▁such ▁as ▁Rod ol fo ▁Am o edo , ▁Grand je an ▁de ▁Mont igny , ▁Ze fer ino ▁da ▁Costa , ▁El ise u ▁Vis cont i , ▁Manuel ▁de ▁Ara ú jo ▁Porto - ale gre , ▁Luc í lio ▁de ▁Al bu quer que ▁and ▁Henri que ▁Al vim ▁Cor r ê a , ▁but ▁the ▁collection ▁also ▁includes ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁modern ▁and ▁contemporary ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁An ita ▁M alf atti , ▁Di ▁Caval c anti , ▁T ars ila ▁do ▁Am ar al , ▁Fl áv io ▁de ▁Car val ho , ▁O sw al do ▁Go eld i , ▁C ând ido ▁Port in ari , ▁Anna ▁Maria ▁Mai ol ino , ▁Greg ó rio ▁Gr uber ▁and ▁Al dem ir ▁Mart ins . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁highlight