In May 1927, Respighi and Elsa travelled to Brazil to engage in a concert series of his own music in Rio de Janeiro. The musical style and local customs inspired Respighi, who told the press of his intention to return in the following year with a five-part orchestral suite based on his visit. Respighi did return to Rio, in June 1928, but the composition was finalised in the form of an orchestral work in three movements entitled "Impressioni Brasiliane" ("Brazilian Impressions"). In September 1927, Respighi conducted the premiere of his "Trittico Botticelliano" ("Botticelli Triptych"), a three-movement orchestral piece inspired by three paintings by Sandro Botticelli located in Vienna. He dedicated it to American pianist Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, the patron for the work.