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The Future of Heritage in the context of the tourism slump resulting from a global pandemic

August 10 , 2020

Planning for the future is full of risks and dangers. The ancient Greeks believed there were multiple futures – and not one predetermined future – from which the mortals attempted to select the best, aided by divination . Confronting this, Horace, in his Odes1, encourages us carpe diem, quam…

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Rio gets a coloring book with an architectural theme

July 29 , 2020

Arqguia coloring entertains children and adults. The digital coloring book instigates everyone to do a visual rereading of the main architectonic icons of City of Rio de Janeiro. Available for free download in English and Portuguese, the drawings come with QR codes which give direct access to the work’s…

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One year to go!

July 20 , 2020

Transferred to July 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27th World Congress of Architects is already organising virtual discussions. The idea is to establish an open, collaborative programme fostering reflections and proposals responding to the contemporary challenges raised by cities. The countdown to the event begins this next…

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Architect and Urban Planner Hélia Nacif Dies

July 19 , 2020

Rio World Capital of Architecture mourns the death of architect and urban planner Hélia Nacif Xavier, last Sunday (07/19). Hélia was the Secretary of Urbanism of Rio de Janeiro City Hall, throughout the 4 years term of Mayor Luiz Paulo Conde, when she carried out an important administrative…

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Andrea Queiroz Rego

June 30 , 2020

Very Carioca, as she defines herself, the architect, urban planner and professor, Andrea Queiroz Rego, director of the Architecture and Urban Planning School (FAU) of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), is one of the professionals who don’t hide the emotions when addressing Rio de Janeiro and…

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Two debates on coronavirus in Brazil will gather professionals from several cities this Friday

June 9 , 2020

Three residents of cities from the state of Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan area and from the countryside, as well as four residents from other state capitals, are the invited guests for the next two virtual webinars about the book ‘Coronavirus and the cities in Brazil: reflections during the pandemic’….