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How often does it happen when two creative ideas pop up on opposite sides of the world and each claims that they were individually inspired? The BBC reports on this house built in a Brazilian favela or shantytown that evokes the fantastical architectural style of Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, Spain. Slideshow.

What seems most striking is that a man who had never heard of the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi has built something so similar to his style. The facade at the front has often been compared to features in the world-famous Parc Guell in Barcelona.

Estevao, 50, simply set out to build a house where he could live, and which later became a home for his wife and two children. It was only seven years ago when a passing architecture student spotted the house that he became aware of the connection between his work and that of Gaudi