Ok, so a lot to report and reflect on after two eventful days in Brasilia. Where to start???
I guess the most logical place is with this man:
I guess the most logical place is with this man:
The memorial roughly translates into "Juscelino Kubitschek, who blazed through the savanna and raised Brasilia with audacity, energy and confidence as a tribute to the pioneers that helped in this giant adventure."
One of those pioneers was Oscar Niemeyer, whose architectural imagination produced these otherwordly creations:
One of those pioneers was Oscar Niemeyer, whose architectural imagination produced these otherwordly creations:
And much of Brasilia is otherworldly in not having one building older than 1960 and, since being granted Unesco World Hertiage status, ossified its aesthetic details by prohibiting any new construction in the downtown area that contradicts or clashes with the visions and dreams of Kubitschek's modernist pioneers. As a result, when Brasilia's futebol stadium was constructed a mere two years ago for the World Cup the architects had no choice but to conform to a 50 year dream. See below: