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'The creative richness of Brazilian architecture, and the very high critical level of some of the writing in this book [...] suggest that far from worrying about Brazil being provincial, as the authors fear, it is we in Europe how need to learn from their experience...the book is filled with the most beautiful, adventurous modern architecture one has seen anywhere...By combining immense beauty with deep tragedy, perhaps this book exactly captures the spirit of Brazilian architecture, as in the samba by Cazuza, its beauty making everything "por um segundo mais feliz" (a little happier, for just a moment).' (Thomas Muirhead, Building Design)'Tells the story...of what made the country's populace open to Le Corbusier's radicalism and Niemayer's modernism while living in shanty towns that would disgrace Calcutta.' (Arena)'Beautifully illustrated.' (RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects))'Exemplary...The text is serious yet clear, and enhanced by stunning photographs...Best of all, there is a list of buildings to visit, and contacts for those open only by appointment. Plan your trip now.' (Architect's Journal)'Serves up a selection of the most heroic and expressionist modern architecture.' (Wallpaper*)'Having spent a recent trip to Brazil constantly in this book's company, I'm now inordinately attached to it. At each stop, it was reverently taken out of the suitcase, placed on the desk, consulted, then packed up and hauled on to the next stop...Overall, I could not have asked for a more useful or enlightened guide than Brazil's Modern Architecture...well-written...meticulously produced...beautiful visual material.' (Contemporary)'The introduction provides an excellent overview of Brazilian Modernism and its context...an elegantly produced, generously illustrated and highly readable book...It is rare to find a book of this kind covering so well a wide range of issues.' (The Architectural Review)