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Oca

Oca

Also known as Oca (Ibirapuera)

Year

1954

Style

Brazilian Modernism

Type

museum

A half-buried concrete dome 80 meters in diameter, the Oca takes its name and form from the rounded houses of indigenous Brazilian peoples. Niemeyer designed it as an exhibition pavilion for São Paulo's 400th anniversary, and its single…

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  1. 1954

    Original construction

    Oscar Niemeyer

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