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In 2018, the year dedicated to Afro-Atlantic stories, MASP published 11 books, the present edition is one of them. The catalogue contains a selection of 25 works by 17 artists assigned on loan to the MASP by the financial group B3 (Brazil, Bolsa, Balcão), in honor of former BM&F and BOVESPA directors for a period of thirty years. The complete set, which includes 66 works by 28 artists, previously belonged to the collections of the former BM&F (Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros) and Bovespa, (or Ibovespa), and were displayed in their offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo before arriving at MASP. The art collection of B3, the world's third largest exchange company and the second largest in the Americas, comprised art works that cover a period of one hundred years of Brazilian art. The MASP B3 long-term loan agreement comprises a broad collection, beginning with late 19th century academic artists such as: Benedito Calixto (1853-1927) e Antonio Parreiras (1860-1937). The most exceptional core is that of Brazilian modernism, with truly extraordinary works by Alberto da Veiga Guignard (1869-1962), José Pancetti (1902-1958), Emiliano Di Cavalcanti (1897-1976), Candido Portinari (1903-1962) and Anita Malfatti (1889-1964). The catalogue also includes abstract artists, such Antonio Bandeira (1922-1967), women artists such as Lygia Clark (1920-1988), Maria Leontina (1917-1984) and Ione Saldanha (1919-2001), and self-taught artists like Ranchinho (1923-2003)