Brazilian architect Niemeyer dies at 104

  • 12 years ago
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who designed the main buildings of the futuristic capital, Brasilia, has died. Niemeyer, aged 104, passed away in a Rio de Janeiro hospital late on Wednesday after battling kidney ailments and pneumonia for nearly a month. Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Rio de Janeiro.

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