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Born in 1977 in the city of Borun Nak , Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais. Lives and works throughout the world as a global nomad.

Paulo Nazareth's work is often the result of precise and simple gestures, which bring about broader ramifications, raising awareness to press issues of immigration, racialization, globalization colonialism, and its effects in the production and consumption of art in his native Brazil and the Global South. While his work may manifest in video, photography, and found objects, his strongest medium may be cultivating relationships with people he encounters on the road — particularly those who must remain invisible due to their legal status or those who are repressed by governmental authorities. In certain aspects, Nazareth deliberately embodies the romantic ideal of the wandering artist in search of himself and universal truths, to unveil stereotyped assumptions about national identity, cultural history, and human value.

He had has solo exhibitions at The Power Plant, Toronto (2022); Pivô, São Paulo (2022); ICA Miami, Miami (2019); Museu de Arte da Pampulha, Belo Horizonte (2018); Institute for Contemporary Arts, London (2014); MASP, São Paulo (2013). His work has been included in group exhibitions at MoMA, New York (2023); Museu Nacional da República, Brasilia (2023); MASP, São Paulo (2022); National Gallery of Art, Washington DC (2022); 34th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo (2021); Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover(2020); 22nd Sydney Biennial, Sydney (2020); Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt (2018); Prospect.4Triennial, New Orleans (2017); Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort (2016);SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe (2016); RubellFamily Collection, Miami (2016); 56th Venice Biennale, Venice (2015).