Since then, he loved painting and drawing, and would move to Rio de Janeiro in 1876 (where his brother Artur was living already), to study at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes.
Sejak itu, ia menyukai melukis dan menggambar, dan berpindah ke Rio de Janeiro pada 1876 (dimana saudaranya Artur tinggal), untuk belajar di Escola Nacional de Belas Artes.