Djalma
do Alegrete (1931-1994) was a plastic artist from Rio Grande do Sul. He entirely illustrated the book O Sol de Fevereiro (1991), by Maria Helena Vargas da Silveira. He participated in the book Odara: Fantasia e Realidade (1993)
as a writer, in which he illustrated the cover and did the presentation writing.
Also in the book an artistic reproduction of the portrait of Queen Nzinga (Dona Ana Ginga de Angola) authored by the plastic artist.
"Djalma taught drawing in the interior of the state. He was a graduate of the Institute of Fine Arts of the University of Rio Grande do Sul. He completed the Didactics Course of the Faculty of Philosophy of UFRGS. He had award-winning
exhibition in the United States (1963) and Panama (1972). For his contribution to Rio's popular culture, he received the title of Citizen Emeritus of Rio de Janeiro. He also won the Pedro Ernesto Medal because of his work with the needy communities of Rio de Janeiro. He was awarded
with the title of Citizen Emeritus of Porto Alegre. Carnavalesco, in the purest sense of the term, made an enormous contribution to the gaucho Carnival, especially to that of Porto Alegre. The late writer
Maria Helena Vargas da Silveira, a friend, said: "Djalma is undoubtedly a myth, a song, exotic print to interpret, black relic, a walker in the sun, full of colors. His folkloric-religious painting, a kind of pictorial prayers, with Afro-descendant roots, is impressive." (Eloy Dias dos Angelos, Jornal do Comércio, 2014).
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