Edificio Fabiao, Copacabana

Edificio Fabiao in Copacabana is a bit grey, almost brutal, for such a lovely Rio seaside location but I think it is beautiful even through its chunky decoration.

It has a lovely door for starters. And when you visit, make sure you have a close look at the building number (46). It is very small but very, very stylish.

Escola de Educação Física do Exército, Urca

Forte São João (St John Fort) sits in the shadow Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf) in the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Urca.

That's where you'll find the Army's Escola de Educação Física do Exército (Physical Education School) with it's central entrance marked by a series of four white stepped fins.

Instituto Art Déco Brasil, Rio de Janeiro

This is the headquarters of the Instituto Art Déco Brasil near the Jardim Botânico in Rio de Janeiro.

Edficio Biarritz, Flamengo

Edificio Guahy, Copacabana

This is Edificio Guahy, designed by Ricardo Buffa in 1932. This magnificent apartment building barely escaped demolition in 1995 but thankfully the new owners were not granted a permit and the building has now been restored.

The main features of the building are crystalline forms of the façade. They can clearly be seen below the second storey windows and at the roof line.

The stripes along the façade at street level extend from this amazing doorway.

The open section at the centre of the building feature lovely pointed balconies with matching, angled metalwork.

One of the problems of going to a World Congress on Art Deco is the difficulty to get clean photos of the buildings. There are so many other people wanting to have a look or take pictures that you have to be very patient to get that clear shot. Sometimes you end up with people in your photo.

photo courtesy of Peter Sheridan

That's me! Right in the middle of the doorway blocking my friend Peter Sheridan's shot. Still he was nice enough to sent it to me and it does serve as proof that I was there. Photos of me a very rare. And I think it was worth me blocking Peter's shot because shortly afterwards, this is what I ended up with.

Reference:
Rio de Janeiro Art Deco, Márcio Roiter, Casa da Palavra, Rio de Janeiro, 2011

Cristo Redentor, Rio de Janeiro

Congresso Mundial de Art Déco, Rio de Janeiro

Hoje, Brasil e Portugal jogam na Copa Mundial em Durban assim eu pensai eu faria escrever meu blog em Português. Antes de todo, eu tenho que desculpar-se pela algums erros com minha lingua Português. Eu espero você entende que eu estou falando.

Eu pude escrever sobre um prédio em Durban ou sobre Anderson Luís de Sousa, naiscido no Brasil mas um jogodor com Portugal, mais conhecido como Deco. Mas o ano que vem o Congresso Mundial de Art Déco será no Rio de Janeiro. Eu estou aguardando com muito prazer.

Eu quero ver o estilo Art Déco no Rio como O Cristo Redentor e os prédios com decoração influenciou da Cultura Marajoara.

Olhe para website do Instituto Art Déco Brasil para mais informação. Talvez eu te verei lá no 2011.