João Filgueiras Lima
João Filgueiras Lima (June 19, 1931 – May 21, 2014) was a Brazilian architect, also known as Lelé. He won the Grand Prize of the Biennale of Architecture an Engineering in Madrid to Mexico.
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João Filgueiras Lima
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- Name
- João Filgueiras Lima
- Born
- June 19, 1931
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro
- Died
- May 21, 2014
- Awards
- Grand Prize of the Biennale of Architecture an Engineering in Madrid to Mexico.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- architect · painter
- Languages
- Portuguese
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João Filgueiras Lima (June 19, 1931 – May 21, 2014) was a Brazilian architect, also known as Lelé. He won the Grand Prize of the Biennale of Architecture an Engineering in Madrid to Mexico.
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• Name — João Filgueiras Lima • Born — June 19, 1931 • Birthplace — Rio de Janeiro • Died — May 21, 2014 • Awards — Grand Prize of the Biennale of Architecture an Engineering in Madrid to Mexico.
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