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The architectural setting, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, is a monument to the cultural, political, social and economic integration of Latin America, spanning an area of 84,482 square meters. Its cultural project was developed by Brazilian anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro . [2]
- 18 March 1989
- Oscar Niemeyer
- 683,000 (2006)
The architectural setting, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, is a monument to the cultural, political, social and economic integration of Latin America, spanning an area of 84,482 square meters. Its cultural project was developed by Brazilian anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro.
The architectural setting, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, is a monument to the cultural, political, social and economic integration of Latin America, spanning an area of 84,482 square meters. Its cultural project was developed by Brazilian anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro.
Date 1986 - 1988. City São Paulo. Country Brazil. Photographer Leonardo Finotti. Of colossal proportions, the Memorial to Latin America was built by governor Orestes Quércia whom, at that time, had political ambitions of being chosen President of the Republic.
O conjunto arquitetônico, projetado por Oscar Niemeyer, é um monumento à integração cultural, política, econômica e social da América Latina, situado em um terreno de 84 482 metros quadrados no bairro da Barra Funda. Seu projeto cultural foi desenvolvido pelo antropólogo Darcy Ribeiro.
- Presidente: Pedro Mastrobuono
- 2 000 000 (2016)
- 1989
- Brasil
Oscar Niemeyer was commissioned to design the architectural complex, and he invited Darcy Ribeiro, a well‐known Brazilian sociologist who was arrested during the dictatorship, to create the program for the foundation that manages the memorial.
The Latin America Memorial was built in 1989, in São Paulo, to bring together Latin American countries. Oscar Niemeyer, an influential architect in modern art and creator of the main buildings of Brasília, was responsible for this daring project. His sculpture “Hand” is the symbol of the Memorial.
