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Also Known As Oscar Niemeyer Soares Filho
Born December 15, 1907 • Rio de Janeiro • Brazil
Died December 5, 2012 (aged 104) • Rio de Janeiro • Brazil
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (2004) • Pritzker Prize (1988)

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