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Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel

Copacabana · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

The Copacabana Palace’s pool with its blue mosaic and green parasols, the hotel’s white façade and the beach beyond
The Copacabana Palace’s pool with its blue mosaic and green parasols, the hotel’s white façade and the beach beyond
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Copacabana beach seen from the sea, with the white façade of the Copacabana Palace among the seafront buildings and the hills behind
Copacabana beach seen from the sea, with the white façade of the Copacabana Palace among the seafront buildings and the hills behind
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The pool terrace and white façade of the Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro
The pool terrace and white façade of the Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro
Photo creditImage courtesy of © Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel
Photo creditImage courtesy of © Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel

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

The Copacabana Palace stands at Avenida Atlântica 1702, facing the beach. Belmond dates it to 1923, the centennial of Brazil’s independence. Its restaurant Mee holds One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Brazil; the hotel also has the Pool Bar, the Dior Spa Copacabana Palace and rooftop tennis courts. The Pool Wing is closed for renovation until November 2026, in Belmond’s words, and the main building stays open.

  • Mee (One Star)
  • Half-Olympic pool
  • Dior Spa

Inside the hotel

  • Mee
  • Lumio
  • The Pool Bar at the Copacabana Palace
  • Pérgula
  • Dior Spa Copacabana Palace

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