As a young architectural graduate, he was a talented draftsman, but he had to beg the established Lucio Costa to let him work for free. When Costa was appointed for the new HQ for the Ministry of Education and Health in Rio de Janeiro in 1936 he put together a team of rising architectural stars, and invited Le Corbusier as consultant. Again, Niemeyer had to beg to join the team.
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