Moças 

Georgina de Albuquerque painted "Moças" as an oil on canvas. Albuquerque, who directed the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes, gives us a window into the lives of women in early 20th century Brazil. In this scene, we observe three young women in soft, pastel dresses. They appear to be engaged in intimate conversation, set against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. The style of dress and relaxed posture suggests a life of relative leisure, reflective of the upper echelons of Brazilian society at the time. Albuquerque challenges conventional representations of women, which often cast them solely as mothers or wives. Instead, she captures a moment of female camaraderie and intellectual exchange, suggesting their participation in social and cultural life beyond the domestic sphere. Yet, as we consider Albuquerque’s position as a woman in a male-dominated art world, this image becomes a powerful statement about female agency and the quiet assertion of women's place in the narrative of Brazilian modernism.