Prestigious awards in arts and architecture given to Mexican and Brazilian

Sergio Pitol became the third Mexican ever to receive the Cervantes Prize for Spanish-language literature for his books including “Juegos Florales” and “El Disfile del Amor”.

Earlier this month, Paulo Mendes da Rocha was awarded the 2006 Pritzker Prize, the top honor in world architecture, for his “enormously powerful” buildings including Sao Paulo’s Patriarch Plaza and the Brazilian Sculpture Museum. (Photo shows Paulo Mendes da Rocha).

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