Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012

Today came the news that famous Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer died at the age of 104 years old. His work in the new capital Brasília is pictured on this 100 Cruzados banknote from 1986 (P211). On the back of the note you can see Catetinho and the Palácio da Alvorado (Palace of Dawn). More info from banknotes.com:

Catetinho (designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer) is the first building ever built in Brasilia. Catetinho is the house where [president] Juscelino Kubitschek lived while the city was built from 1956 to 1960. Brasilia is one of the only cities in the world that was completely planned, and the building of the city in just 4 short years is a first in the world. Catetinho is now open to the public, and has been turned into a mini-museum about the city's history and the life of Juscelino Kubitschek. Palácio da Alvorada (Palace of Dawn) is the official residence of the President of Brazil. The palace was designed, along with the rest of the city of Brasília, by Oscar Niemeyer and inaugurated in 1958.