VOYAGER.

I write about travel, history, art and architecture. 🇧🇷 Currently in Brazil. 📷 All photos are my own. ✍️ Full writings on Substack

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The Church of Pampulha was Oscar Niemeyer’s first church project. It was an attempt to establish Brazil as the site and situ of a new and distinctive pattern of architectural planning. This church became the blueprint for Brasília, the prototype for an entire city.
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São Paulo was linked to the port region of Santos, a bit like how Athens is linked to Pireaus, with a massive corridor to connect the two. Santos today is still one of the biggest export ports in the world. When the Brazilian interior was being opened up ages back this simultaneous access to the sea and to the interior was important for the transport of gold, coffee, sugar, and so on.

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@mdassisonline Thanks for the reply. Sounds great, I will buy and read a copy of it once the English translation is out... I'm afraid my Portuguese will not be good enough to handle it...

How many volumes will there be?

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New article on @CCBB_SP art exhibition ANCESTRAL. (Link below

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READ HERE: https://t.co/ww5ZenFKeg

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New article on the ANCESTRAL exhibition at @CCBB_SP. Link below, subscribe for free!

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The Maned Wolf has become an icon of Brasília. This fox-like creature with long spindly legs lives on the cerrado plains of central Brazil, and is featured in all sorts of artwork and graffiti around the city.

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In the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, this sculpture of Two Sisters by Alfredo Ceschiatti stands on the balcony of the building.

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A view of the Brazilian Congress from the balcony of the Itamaraty Palace. The rain was blasting down that day, and created this drip effect from the arches of the building.

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The Itamaraty Palace in Brasília is replete with all sorts of modernist artwork. This ceiling chandelier, designed to look like strange branches of some sort of weird tropical tree, adorns the upstairs hall.

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The Itamaraty Palace in Brasília features this regal, spiral staircase in its main lobby. It was made of reinforced concrete, and designed by Niemeyer. Each step is tiny so you almost feel like you're gliding when you walk up it.

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The Templo da Boa Vontade in Brasília is a very odd institution. Inside, it has a curious collection of art and artefacts, and fuses the styles of different religions into some sort of syncretic blend. It even had owls outside nesting on its grounds, adding to the Occult aura.

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The TV Tower is the tallest structure in Brasília. You can go up to the top and get sweeping aerial views over the city centre.

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The planetary design of the Museu Nacional in Brasília, with pretty cloud formations adorning the sky.

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The National Museum in Brasília looks like the planet Saturn with a ringed walkway around it, and a massive rampway leading up to its entrance. It sits in the centre of Brasília and features art exhibitions.

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Ceschiatti's Angel sculptures are suspended from the ceiling of Brasília's Catedral, looking as if the figures are descending slowly down towards you with their hands held out in embrace.

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The interior of Brasília's Catedral is truly stunning, with lush blue stained-glass windows, and a roster of angel sculptures descending from above.

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READ HERE: https://t.co/v0nejQpWBR

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My latest article on the sculptures of Flávio Cerqueira. Link below.