Manara, Bruno

Bruno Manara (full name Bruno Jose Manara Boscaini , Spanish: Bruno José Manara Boscaini ; September 3, 1939 , Verona - September 4, 2018 , Caracas ) - Venezuelan illustrator and journalist of Italian origin.

He moved with his family to Venezuela from Italy in 1950. He graduated from the Caracas Pedagogical Institute (1967) with a degree in Spanish and Literature, and then received a diploma from the Central University of Venezuela (1973). He taught Latin and ancient Greek language at the and at the Theological Institute for Believers ( Spanish Instituto de Teologia para Religiosos ). With the teaching of Latin to botanical students, Manara's interest in the plants of Venezuela began.

For many years he painted the country's plants and local landscapes, focusing on , directly adjacent to Caracas. He published a number of books and brochures with his own texts and drawings, including “Avila Park Butterflies” ( Spanish Mariposas del Ávila ; 1982), “Avila Park Birds” ( Spanish Pájaros del Ávila ; 1982), “Our First Park” ( version Nuestro primer parque ; 1983), “Our first park” ( version Nuestro primer parque ; 1983), “Through the lands of Lara ” ( version Por tierras de Lara ; 1990), “Illustrated guide to the Caracas Botanical Garden” ( version Guía ilustrada del Jardín Botánico de Caracas ; 1995), “Andean Plants in Avila Park” ( Spanish: Plantas andinas en El Ávila ; 1996), “ : Floral and Environmental Aspects” ( Spanish: Quebrada Chacaíto: aspectos florísticos ye cológicos ; 2012), Avila Park, a living museum ( Spanish: El Ávila, un museo viviente ; 2013) and Seven Seas . Sustainable ecosystem ”( Spanish Nuestro primer parque ; 2016).