JK Building
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The JK Building in downtown Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with its 40 stories, is the country's second tallest building after Itália Building in São Paulo (45 stories). It was projected by Oscar Niemeyer in 1951, with an idea to work like an entire town. Several kinds of apartments are found there - up to 3 or 4 bedrooms - and several kinds of people and families live there too. Also, there are shops on the first floor, with access from the streets, that could provide an inhabitant everything they need, just like a town does.
JK building succeeded Acaiaca Building (29 stories) as the city's tallest building, and it still maintains this record. JK stands for Juscelino Kubitschek, who was the mayor of Belo Horizonte and later president of Brazil.
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