Modern Architecture 2 days

Museum of Contemporary Art © Embratur

Cultural Visit
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
Day 1
08:30 H Pick Up
( ±20’) 1941 - IRB - Instituto de Resseguros do Brasil (Brazilian Institute) by MMM Roberto
( ±20’) 1936 - ABI - Assoc. Brasileira de Imprensa (Brazilian Printing Association) by MMM Roberto
( ±60’) 1936 - MES - Palácio Capanema (MES - Capanema Palace) by Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, A. E. Reidy, Jorge Moreira, Carlos Leão & Ernani Vasconcellos
( ±15’) 1946 - Banco Boavista (Boavista Bank) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±15’) 1956 - Sede do Banco Aliança (Aliança Bank Headquarters) by Lucio Costa
( ±10’) 1937 - Aeroporto Santos Dumont (Santos Dumont Airport) by MMM Roberto
( ±20’) 1937 - Estação de Hidro-Aviões (Hidroplane Port) by Attilio Correa Lima
( ±60’) 1953 - Museu de Arte Moderna (Museum of Modern Art) by Affonso Eduardo Reidy
( ±10’) 1962 – Aterro do Flamengo (Aterro do Flamengo Park) by Affonso Reidy and Burle Marx
( ±30’) 1956 - Monumento aos Mortos da II Guerra Mundial (WW II Monument to the unknown soldier) by Hélio Ribas Marinho and Marcos Konder Neto
( ±30’) 1948/50 - Edifícios Parque Guinle (Guinle Park Buildings) by Lucio Costa
( ±40’) 1991 - Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi (The Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art) by Oscar Niemeyer

DAY 2
07:00 H Pick Up
( ±20’) 1937 - Obra do Berço (Obra do Berço orphanage) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±20’) 1952 - Hospital da Lagoa (Lagoa Hospital) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±20’) 1952 - Edifício Antônio Ceppas (Antônio Ceppas Building) by Jorge Moreira
1949 – Sitio Burle Marx (The Burle Marx Estate) by Roberto Burle Marx
( ±40’) 1952 - Casa das Canoas (Canoas Road Residence) by Oscar Niemeyer
( ±30’) 1947 - Conjunto Residencial Prefeito Mendes de Morais "Pedregulho" (Mayor Mendes de Morais Residential Building and School) by Affonso Eduardo Reidy
Pão de Açúcar (Sugar Loaf) for Panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro.

General Information

Capacity:	Minimum of 1and maximum of 12 travelers
Level:	Easy Level Program
Guide:	1 Tour Leader (optional) + 1 Architectural Guide
Type:	Cultural, Study & Professional Tour (according to group)
Included:	Transportation, guides, mentioned meals & information leaflet
Not Included:	Medical expenses / hospitalization. Any kind of insurance
Personal Gear:	Comfortable clothes; walking shoes or sneakers
Optional Gear:	Video or camera; film. Take along a windbreaker during winter: June to September