Manuel Joaquim Martins, usually known as Manuel Martins (October 24, 1911 – 1979) was a Brazilian artist that worked with painting, illustration, drawing, engraving, sculpture and embroidery.
The son of Portuguese immigrants, he grew up in the industrial suburb of Brás.
Started in 1931 artistic studies with the sculptor Vicente Larocca.
The group included Alfredo Volpi, Francisco Rebolo and Fulvio Pennacchi, among others.
He classically painted São Paulo landscaped which were treated by the media as examples of "life-reporting".