Salvador, Brazil, renowned for its alluring combination of history, culture, and architectural marvels, beckons visitors with its vivacious allure. Salvador, situated on the country’s north-eastern coast, is a treasure repository…
Brazil, the largest country in South America, is renowned for its rich cultural heritage and diverse architectural traditions. Vernacular architecture in Brazil reflects the nation’s history, environment, and unique cultural…
Brazil, a South American country, boasts a rich cultural heritage, breathtaking natural beauty, and stunning architecture. Its architecture blends European, African, and indigenous styles, incorporating sustainability, integration with nature, and…
Oscar Niemeyer, the pioneering Brazilian architect, was a quintessential figure in the realm of modernist architecture. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1907, he devoted his life to crafting ethereal,…
The Venice Architecture Biennale, also known as the Società di Cultura la Biennale di Venezia in Italian, is a summertime, twice-yearly, worldwide art show that includes architecture, visual arts, cinema,…
Steel construction. What comes to mind? Large ‘I’ beams, long trusses, and industrial buildings, right? But there’s so much that can be done using steel in architecture. While steel construction…
Júlio Prestes is a railway station on Viabilidade Line 8-Diamond, located in the district of Santa Cecília in São Paulo. This historic station was named after former Governor of São…
Originally, railways structured the process of metropolization in Sao Paulo at the beginning of the 20th century. Most of the country’s agricultural production was connected to seaports via railways. During…
São José dos Pinhais is located in the Parana region of Brazil. The city is located on a plateau and is the third-largest automotive pole in Brazil. The city is…
The history of Aparecida in Brazil, like that of Goiânia, is recent. In 1922, Our Lady of Aparecida followers donated land so that their neighbours could build a church for…
Cascavel is located in the Parana state of Brazil. It is a planned city developed in a favorable topographic region. The city has wide streets and well-planned neighbourhoods. It is…
Rodrigo César de Menezes, the “captain” of the captaincy of Sao Paulo at the time, built Cuiabá on January 1, 1727, after discovering gold mines. The position of a rich…