Wednesday, July 6

            If you have never treated yourself to viewing pictures of Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, then go online and see architect Oscar Niemeyer’s city carved out of a barren plateau half a century ago.  It is made up of 150 buildings created from scratch.  The interiors are just as stunning, including paintings by another great Brazilian artist, Roberto Burle Marx, also known for his landscape designs.  I visited his home and gardens in Rio de Janeiro.