Rino Levi


Rino Levi was a Brazilian architect important to the development of modernism in Brazil.
Levi was born to Italian Jewish parents on December 31, 1901 in São Paulo, Brazil. After graduating from Colégio Dante Alighieri in São Paulo, Levi studied in Milan and Rome under Marcello Piacentini.
Following his return to São Paulo, Levi established the firm Rino Levi Arquitetos Associados.
Levi was known for an architectural practice particularly dissociated from the construction process for his era.
In the early 1930's Levi designed a number of modernist houses São Paulo for Italian clients. Towards the end of the decade, Levi's practice shifted to the design on theaters including the Cine Ufa Palace and Teatro Cultura Artistic.
Levi died on a trip to Bahia in September of 1965.

Notable buildings