Cassiano Viriato Branco (

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, August 13, 1897 – Lisbon, April 24, 1970) was a Portuguese

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. He is one of the most important architects of the first half of the 20th century in

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. Some of his projects include the

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, Hotel Vitória and the Portugal dos Pequenitos theme park.

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20th-century Portuguese architects 1897 births 1970 deaths Architects from Lisbon {{Portugal-architect-stub