Estudo para Partida da Monção or Departure for Monsoon is an oil painting on a canvas that was completed in 1897 by Brazilian painter José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior,[1] a representation of Brazilian naturalism and realism.
[2] Currently, the work is housed at the Museu do Ipiranga in São Paulo.
[4] The "monsoon" is a reference to the Portuguese term for a river expedition from coastal to inland Brazil, known as "monsoons", which were common during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The painting has a scene of the Port of Araritaguaba (now Porto Feliz, in São Paulo), on the banks of the Tietê River.
The destination was Cuiabá, located in Mato Grosso, Brazil.