João de Brito (born 1958) is a Portuguese-American artist who has lived in Northern California since 1978, yet he travels extensively throughout California, the U.S. and Europe to paint in oils en plein air and from memory. From age 6, he has observed and studied art to acquire a passion for expressing himself using impressionist/figurative views on canvas. He was also part of group exhibit in 2008 with friends Nathan Oliveira, Mel Ramos and , The book Ashes to Life- A Portuguese American Story in Art was published for the exhibit, with interviews with all four artist.