Animated Architecture: Maria Luiza Mendez Lins and the Colonial Water Taps of Olinda, Brazil

An uneasy relation between water contamination and social contamination plays out at the water tap (bica, fonte, chafariz) in Olinda, Brazil. Originally built to provide fresh water for the public and for ships, the taps are set in decoratively carved plaster or stone walls. Architecturally, they ar...

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