Oscar Niemeyer was a renowned Brazilian architect, known to be one of the pioneers of modern architecture. During his 78-year-long career, he completed nearly 600 illustrious projects, throughout the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Born into an affluent family of Rio de Janeiro, he studied architecture at the ‘National School of Fine Arts,’ Rio, and worked as an intern with senior architects. As an apprentice draftsman, he got the opportunity to work with world-renowned French architect Le Corbusier, with whom he also collaborated in his later years. His professional association with mentor Lúcio Costa lasted for years and brought out some of the most remarkable works of modern architecture. Niemeyer is especially known for his work on the ‘Pampulha Complex’ in Belo Horizonte and the planned city of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. He made use of reinforced concrete to create imaginative designs. His architecture is often termed as lyrical sculpture. His leftist political views posed difficulties for his career during Brazil’s right-wing military dictatorship in the 1960s and the 1970s. According to ‘BBC,’ he was one of the most innovative and daring architects of his time. He was the first architect in the world who practiced modernism inspired by regional appeal. Niemeyer died in 2012, at the age of 104.