BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, Tribute to Oscar Neimeyer , Oscar Niemeyer, architect of Brazil's capital

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The Brazilian architect has died at the magnificent age of 104

Brasilia Cathedral

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Brasilia Cathedral

Designed by Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1960 Photo: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images

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The Strand Archive Tribute to Oscar Neimeyer

Deyan Sudjic pays tribute to the Brazilian architect who has just died.

First broadcast: 06 Dec 2012

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