A much anticipated highlight of the Brazilian leg of our trip was to see some buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer, the legendary Brazilian architect who designed the UN HQ in New York, amongst many other fantastic buildings.
Brasilia boasts the most buildings by Niemeyer in one city, but earlier today we went to Niteroi, a city on the other side of the bay to Rio, to see the second largest collection. The Popular Theatre, Oscar Niemeyer Museum and Robert Silveira Memorial are arranged in a complex inaugurated in 2007, Niemeyer’s 100th year. Further along the coast, the Museu de Arte Contemporanea – MAC and Charitas Ferry-Boat Station overlook the waters of Guanabara Bay
Curvaceous white concrete forms and ramps were two things that were high on Oscar’s list of building ‘must haves’.
It has been a very inspiring day and we’re looking forward to hitting Brasilia where we will continue our Niemeyer pilgrimage.
Love from Nick and Lucy
El Grande Tour 
Can we have fewer photos of buildings and more beach scenes please?!
By ‘beach scenes’ we take it you mean thong bikinis. Purely to satisfy the readers of this blog we’ll aim to capture some of the sights of Rio beaches.
Oscar would have been impressed by the “Curvaceous white forms and….” on the beaches of Rio….. 🙂
Looks like a great start to the journey – Happy New Year!