By 
Jaime Lerner
 | 
TED Stage Talk

A song of the city

Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see what's possible in the metropolitan landscape.

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brazil
cities
culture
design
humor
sustainability
transportation
infrastructure
south america
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