The influential architect lived to the age of 104, and his work included the iconic Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Niteroi in Rio and many buildings in the capital, Brasilia, such as the cathedral and National Congress.
The reopening of the famous Hotel Nacional will also mark the first hotel in the country under the Gran Melia brand.
MHI will officially launch the Gran Melia Nacional Rio in the city’s most exclusive area of Sao Conrado in March.
During its 1970s and ‘80s heyday, the hotel was a celebrity playground for the likes of Liza Minnelli, BB King and James Brown and played host to the Rio Film Festival.
The most significant hotel opening in South America this year?
Luxury
April Hutchinson
19 January 2017
A Rio hotel designed by world-famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has been given a new lease of life and is to be relaunched by Melia Hotels International.
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