The Copacabana Palace’s pool with its blue mosaic and green parasols, the hotel’s white façade and the beach beyond

Luxury guide · Rio de Janeiro

Rio at its most refined

The Copacabana Palace and the beach hotels, Lasai, Oro and the starred tables, the jewellers of Ipanema and the spas of the Avenida Atlântica.

Grand and beach hotels

  1. Since 1923

    Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel

    Copacabana·Grand hotel

    Rio’s grand hotel on the Avenida Atlântica, opened in 1923, with Mee (one MICHELIN star), the Pool Bar and the Dior Spa.

    Avenida Atlântica 1702, Copacabana, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  2. At Posto 6

    Fairmont Rio de Janeiro Copacabana

    Copacabana·Grand hotel

    A large beachfront hotel at the Posto 6 end of Copacabana, by the fort, with Marine Restô and a beach club.

    Avenida Atlântica 4240, Copacabana, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  3. Spa Santapele

    Hotel Emiliano Rio

    Copacabana·Design hotel

    A design hotel at the Arpoador end of Copacabana, with the restaurant Cena and the Spa Santapele.

    Avenida Atlântica 3804, Copacabana, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  4. On the Avenida Vieira Souto

    Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro

    Ipanema·Grand hotel

    The Fasano on the Ipanema seafront, near Arpoador.

    Avenida Vieira Souto 80, Ipanema, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  5. On the Leblon seafront

    Janeiro Hotel

    Leblon·Design hotel

    A design hotel facing the sea at Leblon, with a rooftop pool over the beach.

    Avenida Delfim Moreira 696, Leblon, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  6. On the hill

    Santa Teresa Hotel RJ – MGallery

    Santa Teresa·Boutique hotel

    A hotel on the hill of Santa Teresa, with Térèze, its restaurant in the MICHELIN selection.

    Rua Felicio dos Santos 15, Santa Teresa, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

Fine dining

  1. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Lasai

    Humaitá·Fine dining

    Rafa Costa e Silva’s tasting menu in a house on the Largo dos Leões. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    Largo dos Leões 35, Humaitá, 22271-020 Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  2. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Oro

    Leblon·Fine dining

    Felipe Bronze’s creative Brazilian cooking in Leblon. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    Avenida General San Martin 889, Leblon, 22441-015 Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  3. One MICHELIN Star

    Oteque

    Botafogo·Restaurant

    Alberto Landgraf’s seasonal tasting menu in a red-brick room in Botafogo. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Rua Conde de Irajá 581, Botafogo, 22271-020 Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  4. One MICHELIN Star

    Mee

    Copacabana·Restaurant

    Asian-influenced cooking at the Copacabana Palace. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    Avenida Atlântica 1702, Copacabana, 22021-001 Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  5. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Aprazível

    Santa Teresa·Restaurant

    Brazilian cooking on garden terraces in Santa Teresa, with the bay below. In the 2026 MICHELIN Guide selection.

    Rua Aprazível 62, Santa Teresa, 20241-270 Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

  6. In the MICHELIN Guide

    Marine Restô

    Copacabana·Restaurant

    Modern cooking at the Fairmont, facing the beach. In the 2026 MICHELIN Guide selection.

    Avenida Atlântica 4240, Copacabana, 22070-900 Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

Brazilian jewellers

  1. Brazilian gems

    H.Stern

    Ipanema·Jeweller

    The Brazilian jeweller, with its headquarters on Rua Visconde de Pirajá in Ipanema.

    Rua Visconde de Pirajá 490, Ipanema, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

Spas

  1. At the Palace

    Dior Spa Copacabana Palace

    Copacabana·Hotel spa

    The Dior spa at the Copacabana Palace.

    Explore View on map

  2. An urban refuge

    Spa Santapele at the Emiliano

    Copacabana·Hotel spa

    The spa of the Hotel Emiliano, at the Arpoador end of Copacabana.

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Shopping and bars

  1. By the pool

    The Pool Bar at the Copacabana Palace

    Copacabana·Hotel bar

    Light bites and cocktails beside the Copacabana Palace’s half-Olympic pool.

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  2. The luxury streets

    Ipanema: Rua Garcia d’Ávila and Rua Visconde de Pirajá

    Ipanema·Shopping street

    The jewellers, Brazilian designers and international houses of Ipanema, a block from the beach.

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  3. Barra da Tijuca

    VillageMall

    Barra da Tijuca·Shopping centre

    The luxury shopping centre of Barra da Tijuca.

    Avenida das Américas 3900, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de JaneiroExplore View on map

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