Rio2016; Books worth reading (2)

For anyone traveling to Rio de Janeiro next summer, or for those who want to know more about Brazil, Rio de Janeiro and Brazilian architecture; The following books are worth reading. (read part 1 here)

Oscar Niemeyer and the Architecture of Brazil
David Underwood
1994
Rizzoli International Publications

Olympic Favelas: Portraits of Eviction in Rio
Marc Ohrem-Leclef
2014
Damiani

Lucien Clergue Brasilia
Eva-Monika Turck
2013
Hatje Cantz

Brasilia-Chandigarh: Living with Modernity
Cees Nooteboom, Martino Stierli, Lars Muller
2010
Lars Muller Publishers

Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955 – 1980
Barry Bergdoll, Carlos Eduardo Comas
2015
The Museum of Modern Art, New York

 

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