Joaquim Maria Moreira Cardozo (August 26, 1897 – November 4, 1978), known as Joaquim Cardozo, was a Brazilian structural engineer, poet, short-story writer, and editor. Cardozo moved to

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in 1940 and worked with the architect

Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was ...

on some of his major works, including on the

Pampulha Modern Ensemble The Pampulha Modern Ensemble (Portuguese: ''Conjunto Moderno da Pampulha'') is an urban project in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was designed around an artificial lake, Lake Pampulha, in the district of Pampulha and includes a casino, ...

which is now a

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. Other works include the

Monument to the Dead of World War II The Monument to the Dead of World War II ( pt, Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da Segunda Guerra Mundial), also the Monument to the Brazilian Soldiers of World War II, commemorates Brazil's participation and losses in the Second World War (WWII). ...

. Among his most famous poems is the 1924 ''Recife morto.''

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1897 births 1978 deaths Brazilian poets Structural engineers 20th-century Brazilian engineers People from Recife {{Brazil-poet-stub