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epa03497949 (FILE) The front of the building Copan designed in 1951 by Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 12 December 2007. Niemeyer died on 05 December 2012, 104 years old, at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, hospital sources confirmed. The famous architect remained at the hospital since early November due to kidney failure. EPA/SEBASTIAO MOREIRA