Two Brazilian Capitals; Architecture and Urbanism in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 225p + over 200 plans and photos, many never before published. Jacket back is sunned. Photo is a little cropped. Near fine / very good. Item #31610
Detailed, insightful comparison of Rio and Brasilia, by a renowned architectural historian who spent much time there. "Both cities are typically and completely Brazilian. In each can be seen some of the best and the worst in modern Brazil. Both provide focal points for contemporary attitudes and efforts in Brazilian architecture and planning, and in each can be read those qualities of Brazil which both repel and attract, which inspire admiration for achievement and regret for promises unfulfilled."
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