Oscar Niemeyer: Brazil’s Greatest Architect Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho, more commonly known as Oscar Niemeyer, was a Brazilian Modernist architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture – particularly in building Brasília, the capital city of Brazil. He was born December 15, 1907, in Rio de Janeiro, where he attended the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and after graduating, he worked at his father’s typography house and as a draftsman for local architectural firms. His fascination with…