Gustavo Capanema Palace
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The Gustavo Capanema Palace, also known as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in downtown Rio de Janeiro designed by Oscar Niemeyer. As Brazil's first modernist architectural project, it holds significant historical importance in the development of Modernism within the country. The structure has been recognized as a heritage asset by IPHAN and appears on Brazil's UNESCO tentative list for World Heritage designation.
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- Type
- palace, historic site
- Heritage
- heritage asset listed by IPHAN, Tentative World Heritage Site
- Place
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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