Architecture of Brazil
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The architecture of Brazil is influenced by Europe, especially Portugal. It has a history that goes back 500 years to the time when Pedro Cabral arrived in Brazil in 1500. Portuguese colonial architec
The Church of São Francisco de Assis in Ouro Preto, one of the best known architectural icons of Baroque architecture in Brazil
The Palácio da Alvorada in Brasília, listed as a National Historic Heritage Site
An 1854 depiction of an indigenous village (taba) showing a group of ocas arranged in a circle surrounded by a wooden palisade
Portuguese colonial architecture, Salvador.
Oscar Niemeyer
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Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best
Architecture of Brazil
…and a functional form. This style became more popular around the end of World War II, when function was more important than form. During this time, Oscar Niemeyer, who became and remains one of the world's greatest modernists, began to present a style that was to become Brazil's very own style. The diverse groups…
Niemeyer in 1968
Niemeyer in 1917
Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro
The free-form marquee at Casa do Baile