Rino Levi

Rino Levi (São Paulo, 1901—Bahia, 1965) was a Brazilian architect important to the development of modernism in Brazil.

[1] Levi was born to Italian Jewish parents on December 31, 1901, in São Paulo, Brazil.

After graduating from Colégio Dante Alighieri in São Paulo, Levi studied in Milan and Rome under Marcello Piacentini.

In the early 1930s Levi designed a number of modernist houses in São Paulo for Italian clients.

Towards the end of the decade, Levi's practice shifted to the design on theaters including the Cine Ufa Palace and Teatro Cultura Artistic .