Buildings Designed by Oscar Niemeyer That Changed São Paulo’s Centro
Oscar Niemeyer once said, “It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight, hard, inflexible line created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve, the curve I find in the mountains of my country, the winding course of its rivers, the waves of the sea, the body of the woman of choice.” Brazil’s most famous architect died in 2012, just 10 days short of his 105th birthday, but he left his mark in the architecture of some of Brazil’s largest cities. Three particular buildings in São Paulo’s city center, however, show the architect’s fondness of curves and arches.
1. Montreal Building
Building, Architectural Landmark
Copan
Near Praça da República, the Copan is perhaps Niemeyer’s most famous architectural design in São Paulo. Designed in 1951, its giant wave shape rises among the landscape of Avenida Ipiranga, breaking the right angle patterns of the surrounding structures. The building has 1,160 apartments and is considered the largest residential building in Latin America. It also has a commercial area that occupies the first three of the 38 floors, with 72 stores where old-fashioned barbershops and beauty salons sit side by side with restaurants, coffee houses and even a church. On the terrace, currently closed for renovation, visitors can see one of the most beautiful São Paulo’s skylines in town.
2. Galeria Califórnia
Building
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