Belmond Copacabana Palace
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Location
Copacabana
On Avenida Atlântica directly facing Copacabana Beach, around ten minutes from Sugarloaf and Urca — the most storied address on Rio's most famous beach.
Transfer
A Rio transfer
Around twelve kilometres from Santos Dumont, SDU, and around thirty-two from Galeão, GIG — a short hop from the domestic airport straight into Copacabana.
Villas
239 rooms & suites
Around two hundred and thirty-nine rooms and suites in freijó and mahogany with pink-and-white Brazilian-marble baths, soundproofed and from around twenty-six square metres — up to seven sixth-floor penthouse suites, antique-filled and butler-served, that share a private pool over the beach.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and culture travellers wanting grand, beachfront Rio — a century-old Art Deco palace on Copacabana Beach, an iconic heated pool and antique-filled penthouse suites, ten minutes from Sugarloaf.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
A bed-and-breakfast base with buffet breakfast, across three acclaimed restaurants — historically an Italian kitchen and a pan-Asian room, with a poolside venue beside the iconic heated pool.
Overview
A legendary 1923 Art Deco palace on Copacabana
The Belmond Copacabana Palace has faced Copacabana Beach since 1923 — an Art Deco palace counted among the grandest hotels in South America, and a Rio landmark across a century of famous guests. Around two hundred and thirty-nine rooms and suites in freijó and mahogany carry pink-and-white Brazilian-marble baths and soundproofing, from around twenty-six square metres up to the seven sixth-floor penthouse suites — antique-filled and butler-served — that share a private pool set high over the beach. The iconic heated outdoor pool is the social heart of the place, ringed by loungers with beach service across Avenida Atlântica. Three acclaimed restaurants run the dining, historically an Italian kitchen and a pan-Asian room alongside the poolside venue, and a luxe spa completes the palace. Sugarloaf and Urca sit ten minutes away, Santos Dumont around twelve kilometres and Galeão around thirty-two, on a bed-and-breakfast base. It is grand, beachfront Rio at its most storied — made for couples and culture travellers who want the city's legendary address. Beyond the gates, Sugarloaf, Ipanema and Rio's wider beaches and museums spread along the coast, the palace the calm, glamorous constant at the centre of it all.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around two hundred and thirty-nine rooms and suites in freijó and mahogany carry pink-and-white Brazilian-marble baths and soundproofing, from around twenty-six square metres up through ocean, pool and city outlooks. At the top, seven sixth-floor penthouse suites are filled with antiques and butler-served, sharing a private pool set high over Copacabana Beach.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. From around 26 square metres with a marble bath and soundproofing, over the city or the ocean.
26 sqmMarble bath
Suite
Deluxe Suite
Sleeps two. From around 45 square metres with a sitting room and balcony, over the ocean, pool or city.
45 sqmBalcony
Ocean
Executive Ocean-View Suite
Sleeps four. Around 214 square metres with two bedrooms and a dining table, over the ocean.
214 sqmOcean view
Family
Executive City-View Suite
Sleeps six. Around 232 square metres with three bedrooms, in the Tower Wing.
232 sqmThree-bedroom
Top
Penthouse Suite
Sleeps two. From around 105 square metres with a butler and antiques, sharing the sixth-floor private pool, over the ocean.
PenthouseTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
Three acclaimed restaurants run the table — historically an Italian kitchen and a pan-Asian room, with a poolside venue beside the water — a line-up celebrated across a century of Rio society. It is a bed-and-breakfast base with buffet breakfast, the dining long part of the palace's draw.
Signature
Italian dining
An Italian kitchen, long celebrated at the palace.
Pan-Asian
Pan-Asian dining
A pan-Asian room, across the courtyard.
Pool
The pool restaurant
A poolside venue, beside the iconic pool.
Wellbeing
The Spa
A luxe spa works within the palace, while the iconic heated outdoor pool is the social heart of the place, ringed by loungers with beach service across Avenida Atlântica. It is calm, glamorous Rio wellness at a century-old address on Copacabana Beach.
A luxe spa
A luxe spa, within the palace.
The iconic pool
The iconic heated pool, the social hub.
Beach service
Beach service, on Copacabana.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Copacabana, Sugarloaf and Rio define a stay — step straight onto Copacabana Beach, ride the cable car up Sugarloaf ten minutes away, swim the iconic heated pool that has anchored Rio society for a century, and look up to Christ the Redeemer above the city. Acclaimed dining and a luxe spa keep the days grounded in the palace itself.
Copacabana Beach
Copacabana Beach, right at the door.
Sugarloaf & Urca
Sugarloaf and Urca, around ten minutes away.
The iconic pool
The iconic heated pool, a Rio institution.
Acclaimed dining
Acclaimed dining, historically Italian and pan-Asian.
Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer, above the city.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From SDU or GIG
Around twelve kilometres from Santos Dumont and thirty-two from Galeão, with Sugarloaf and Urca about ten minutes away.
On the beach
Copacabana
Directly on Avenida Atlântica, facing the sand and the famous curved promenade of Copacabana Beach.
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Good to know
Board basis
- A bed-and-breakfast base, with buffet breakfast.
Made for couples
- Made for couples and culture travellers.
Setting
- Directly facing Copacabana Beach, a century-old landmark.
Getting there
- Around twelve to thirty-two kilometres from Rio's airports.
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