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| Ricado Brennand, founder of the Ricardo Brennand Institute (Photo: Glaysom Ramos / Divulgao) |
Industrial businessman and art collector Ricardo Brennand died at dawn on Saturday (25), at the age of 92, from complications caused by the new coronavirus. About to celebrate his birthday, he entered the Real Hospital Português, in Recife, from Monday (20). According to sources related to the family, the Pernambuco man received home treatment at the beginning of the symptoms, but had to be hospitalized after a worsening. Ricardo had lung problems. He leaves his wife, Graça Maria, and seven children.
Ricardo Coimbra de Almeida Brennand was born on May 27, 1927. He was known for having founded the Ricardo Brennand Institute (IRB), a non-profit society located in the Várzea neighborhood, West Zone of Recife, and chaired by the businessman since 2002. The space includes the world’s largest collection by the Dutch painter Frans Post, the first landscaper in America and the first painter in the Brazilian landscape. It also houses one of the largest collections of melee weapons in the world, with more than 3,000 pieces, including 27 complete medieval armor. In 2017, IRB was voted the best museum in South America by global travel website TripAdvisor.
In addition to being a collector and entrepreneur, Ricardo completed courses in civil engineering and mechanical engineering, both at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Between 1937 and 1942, he studied at the Colégio Marista, after having been a student at the Colégio Oswaldo Cruz. Throughout his education, he was accompanied by an advisor who taught him to speak English and German fluently.
On December 19, 2019, the family lost potter Francisco de Paula Coimbra de Almeida Brennand, who was diagnosed with a serious condition of pneumonia. Francisco also had a property in Várzea, across the Capibaribe River: the Francisco Brennand Ceramic Office. Ricardo attended his cousin’s funeral, held in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, inside the workshop.
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