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Brazilian architecture

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Brazilian architecture

The first substantial buildings in Brazil were Christian churches built by the Jesuits: the church of S Bento in Rio de Janeiro (1652) is in early baroque style. The second half of the 18th century saw the flowering of a variation of baroque unique to Brazil; for example, the church of the Bom Jesus at Congonhas do Campo (1777). A number of European styles were imported during the 1800s. From the early 20th-century, Brazilian architecture reflects the huge impact of the Modern Movement. The works of Oscar Neimeyer and Lucio Costa (1902-98), initially influenced by Le Corbusier, subsequently took on an exuberance of their own, rarely seen in modern architecture. Costa's most renowned work is his plan for Brasília (1957), the new state capital.


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Brazilian architecture frequently featured in the pages of the AR, L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui and Architectural Record from the early '40s until the completion of Brasilia in the mid '60s.
The artist's sense of ambient vacancy is unique: Brasilia Hall, her installation at the Moderna Museet's "What If" exhibition in Stockholm, was an atmospheric plaza--vast and, again, completely empty--conveying, in part through a video documenting Brazilian architecture, the weird kick of tropical moderne.
Rooted as it is in the French tradition, the once influential Brazilian architecture has at last found a distinct means of expression and this has to be regarded as a worthwhile contribution to contemporary culture.
 
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