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Morrinho Project / 52nd Venice Biennale 2007

July 26, 2007

At the 52nd Venice Biennale 2007 there’s a large brick model of a favela in front of the US pavilion. The favela was put together by a group of Brazilian children called the Morrinho Project.
Links: The Epoch Times, Daddy Types. Venice, June 8, 2007.

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