A long life (in fact, he lived
until he was 104), a huge talent, a lively man, Oscar Niemeyer, the renown
modernist Brazilian architect, left remarkable buildings throughout the world
with the unmistakable signature of his genius. He was responsible for the construction
of Brasilia in a record time (1956-1960), the present capital of Brazil. This
astonishing city, which was born out of the dream of another visionary as was President
Café Filho, was to be inaugurated by Jucelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, in 1960.
