Niemeyer in Sambodrome

Brasilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and Eduardo Paes, Rio's major visit the Sambodromo after renovation works, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 8, 2012. Niemeyer is the designer of Sambodromo. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

Brasilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and Eduardo Paes, Rio's major visit the Sambodromo after renovation works, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 8, 2012. Niemeyer is the designer of Sambodromo. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

Brasilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and Eduardo Paes, Rio's major visit the Sambodromo after renovation works, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 8, 2012. Niemeyer is the designer of Sambodromo. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

Brasilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and Eduardo Paes, Rio's major visit the Sambodromo after renovation works, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 8, 2012. Niemeyer is the designer of Sambodromo. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

Brasilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and Eduardo Paes, Rio's major visits the Sambodromo after renovation works, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 8, 2012. Niemeyer is the designer of Sambodromo. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)