Palácio Gustavo Capanema: the restoration of an icon
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10/21/2025

Palácio Gustavo Capanema: the restoration of an icon

Architect Sandra Branco, author of the book “Capanema Maru”, recounts the restoration of one of the defining buildings of Brazilian modernism

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Francesco Perrotta-Bosch
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