Roland Stevenson
Roland Wilhelm Vermehren Stevenson (Chile, August 15, 1934 - Manaus, October 2016) or simply Roland Stevenson as he used to sign is work, was a Chilean researcher, explorer and artist who moved to Brazil, living in the city of Manaus until his last days and making great contributions on the Yanomami culture and Eldorado research.
Biography
His father was German and his mother American. In 1964 came with his family to Brazil, where he lived until the day he died of natural causes, at his home.
Roland Stevenson published books and painted wonderful paintings, always showing the beauty of the Amazon rainforest and its natives.
He spent many years of his life studying the mysteries of the Eldorado (finding the location of the extinct lake Parime as shown at his book "A Light on Amazonian Misteries") and the origin of the primitive men of the Americas, presenting a new theory linking all natives in South and North America to the primitive Asian indigenous (at the book "Rethinking Our Pre History").
He is a descendant of Johannes Vermeer, whose his last name "Vermehren" came from.
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Books
A Light on Amazonian Misteries
Rethinking Our Pre History
Awards
Internationals
- "Vitória Alada" - Milan, Italy, 1993
- "Gabriela Mistral", Chile, 1993
- "Gold Book Award" (1st) Associacion North American Directory Publishers (Anadap)
Brazilian Awards
- "Brasil Trophy" Award Manaus/AM, Brazil,1996
- SUFRAMA Award of Art (1st) Manaus/AM, Brazil, 1989
- SUFRAMA Award of History (Etno Artistic View) Manaus/AM, Brazil, 1989
- "Baiacu de Ouro" Award Manaus/AM, Brazil, 1988
- Golden Medal at the "III Salão Curupira Associação Amazonense de Artistas Plásticos" Manaus/AM, Brazil, 1988
- SUFRAMA Award of Art(1st) Manaus, 1984
- Artist of The Year at the "Sindicato dos Jornalistas do Amazonas" Manaus/AM, Brazil, 1980
- Golden Medal and Trophy of Best Work Collection at the "I Salão Aberto "Luis Naranjo Cuadra" Manaus/AM, Brazil, 1979
- National Trophy Lions Club(1st) Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil, 1977
References
- http://www.portal.netium.com.br/parime/Parime_English.htm (English)
- http://www.arqueologiamericana.com.br/artigos/artigo_01.htm (Brazilian Portuguese)
- http://amazonasinsampa.blogspot.com/2007/08/o-pintor-do-el-dorado.html (Brazilian Portuguese)
- http://www.africanias.com/ (Spanish)