Brazilian architect Niemeyer to be buried in Rio
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Vera Lucia, wife of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, left, embraces Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes next to the coffin containing the remains of Niemeyer, at the "Palacio da Cidade" or "City Palace", in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Niemeyer, 104, the groundbreaking architect who designed Brazil's futuristic capital and much of the United Nations complex, died Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, the seaside city where he was born and where his remains will be buried. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Vera Lucia, wife of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, left, embraces Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes next to the coffin containing the remains of Niemeyer, at the "Palacio da Cidade" or "City Palace", in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Niemeyer, 104, the groundbreaking architect who designed Brazil's futuristic capital and much of the United Nations complex, died Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, the seaside city where he was born and where his remains will be buried. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
A woman reacts by the coffin containing the remains of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, at the "Palacio da Cidade" or "City Palace", in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Niemeyer, 104, the groundbreaking architect who designed Brazil's futuristic capital and much of the United Nations complex, died Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, the seaside city where he was born and where his remains will be buried. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
A woman holds her son by the coffin containing the remains of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, at the "Palacio da Cidade" or "City Palace", in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Niemeyer, 104, the groundbreaking architect who designed Brazil's futuristic capital and much of the United Nations complex, died Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, the seaside city where he was born and where his remains will be buried. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
The coffin containing the remains of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is carried down the ramp of the Planalto presidential palace at the end of a memorial, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Niemeyer, 104, the groundbreaking architect who designed Brazil's futuristic capital and much of the United Nations complex, died Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, the seaside city where he was born and where his remains will be buried Friday afternoon. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? Brazil's beloved architect Oscar Niemeyer will be buried in Rio de Janeiro.
The 104-year-old Niemeyer's body is being viewed at the City Palace in Rio, and a private funeral will be held later Friday.
Niemeyer designed the government buildings in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, much of the United Nation's complex and countless other works in several nations.
He rejected straight lines and sharp angles, preferring instead structures with sensuous curves and airy spaces.
Niemeyer, a lifelong devout Communist, was also known for his political stances and outspoken defense of Brazil's poor.
Niemeyer died late Wednesday from a respiratory infection. He was working on projects until his last days, with engineers visiting his hospital room.
On Thursday his body was viewed in Brasilia in the presidential palace he himself designed.
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