at a glance

Presented by the Universidade Federal Fluminense, the study Barra da Tijuca - Plano Piloto,(Barra da Tijuca - Master Plan), by Tatiana Fernandes, examines the urbanization process that took place in Barra da Tijuca, in the West Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, taking as a base a comparison between the Master Plan elaborated by lúcio costa in 1969 and the current reality of the region, observing contradictions, continuities and the various interests at stake: public interest and property entrepreneurial interests.

Presented by the Universidade Federal Fluminense, the study Plano Piloto para a Barra da Tijuca e baixada de Jacarepaguá,(Master Plan for Barra da Tijuca and Baixada de Jacarepaguá), by Vera F. Rezende and Gerônimo Leitão, examines how The urbanization of Barra of Tijuca and Baixada de Jacarepaguá represents the latest stage in the formation of selective residential areas in the city of Rio de Janeiro, based initially on modernistic principles established by the master plan of architect Lúcio Costa in 1969.