Modern Architecture full day

Museum of Modern Art © Embratur

The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation is a private, non profit, philanthropic, public-interest cultural institution founded in 1988 with the dual mission to study, preserve and disseminate the works by Oscar Niemeyer, and to operate a space for reflecting on and broadcasting contemporary architecture, art and design.

Program Summary

08:00 H Pick Up

( ±30’) 1952 - Casa das Canoas (Canoas Road Residence) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±10’) 1968 - Hotel Nacional (National Hotel) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±20’) 1947 - Parque Guinle (Guinle Park) by Lucio Costa, MMM Roberto
( ±20’) 1983 - Passarela do Samba, Sambódromo (Samba Avenue) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±60’) 1936 - MES - Palácio Capanema (Capanema Palace) by Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, A. E. Reidy, Jorge Moreira, Carlos Leão & Ernani Vasconcellos
( ±20’) 1936 - Assoc. Brasileira de Imprensa (Brazilian Printing Association) by MMM Roberto
( ±10’) 1946 - Banco Boavista (Boavista Bank) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±60’) 1991 - MAC Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±20’) CENPES (Petrobras Research Center) by Sergio Bernardes
( ±20’) FAU - Campus da UFRJ (College of Architecture, UFRJ Campus) by Jorge M. Moreira
( ±30’) 1947 - Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Morais "Pedregulho" (Mayor Mendes de Morais Residential Building) by Affonso Eduardo Reidy
( ±60’) 1953 - Museu de Arte Moderna (Museum of Modern Art) by Affonso Eduardo Reidy
( ±30’) 1956 - Monumento aos Mortos da II Guerra Mundial (WW II Monument to the unknown soldier) by Hélio Ribas Marinho and Marcos Konder Neto

General Information

Capacity:	Minimum of 1 and maximum of 12 travelers
Level:	Easy Level Program
Guide:	1 Tour Leader (optional) + 1 Architectural Guide
Type:	Cultural, Study & Professional Tour (according to interest)
Included:	Transportation, Guide, Mentioned Meal; Information Leaflet
Not Included:	Medical Expenses / Hospitalization. Any kind of insurance
Personal Gear:	Comfortable clothes, shoes
Note:	Photography is subject to permission in certain places such as banks and museums