Designed by local architects Bernardes + Jacobsen, Museo de Arte do Rio is housed with an adjoining art school in an eclectic-style palace from 1916 and a modernist bus station from 1940. Read more.
Catalonian master Santiago Calatrava built the supernatural-looking Museum of Tomorrow, a colossal, elongated structure with spiky white wings which holds avant-garde installations. Read more.
The upcoming Museum of Image and Sound displays a zigzagging facade that pays tribute to Roberto Burle Marx’s iconic Copacabana promenade. Read more.
Brazil’s preeminent gallerist, Nara Roesler, recently opened an outpost of her São Paulo gallery inside a clean-lined house in Ipanema. Read more.
The center’s vast collection of photographs is held in a mansion completed in 1951 by architect Olavo Redig de Campos in collaboration with Marx, who designed the exuberant gardens. Read more.
The just-opened Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro is a 436-room urban resort whose clean, neutral-hued design, led by Yabu Pushelberg, lets the surrounding scenery shine. Read more.
Yoo2 descended on hip Botafogo, now known as “BotaSoho,” showcasing Brazilian artists like Marcelo Ment, who created a graffiti mural along the entire elevator shaft (the lifts have glass walls). Read more.
The 91 masculine suites, featuring curvaceous wood and dark fabrics, are exceptionally attractive and there's a glamorous scene at the rooftop pool with unobstructed views of the Dois Irmãos mountain. Read more.
Each of the nine breezy rooms has a distinct color scheme and handpicked vintage furniture and honors late musicians like Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. Read more.
The relaxed dining room in Botafogo occupies a renovated 1902 residence, where distressed wooden panels in mismatched colors are paired with warm midcentury furnishings. Read more.
The new Simon Boccanegra in Copacabana is all glass, velour, and bronze. Italian designer Alessio Carpanelli is behind the operatic atmosphere, including a towering cellar with 300 labels from Italy. Read more.
Acclaimed German-born chef Joachim Koerper hired architect Antunes Schor Arquitetos to create an elegant dining room, with classic wicker-back bentwood chairs and abstract photographs. Read more.
Hyper-fresh dishes, such as scallops from Ilha Grande served over a spicy avocado cream, are the staple of Bazzar, a favorite among Ipanema residents who congregate at the recently debuted bar. Read more.
Tunnel-like curved walls covered in flaxen slats set the mesmerizingly aesthetic scene at Gurumê, a Japanese restaurant in São Conrado designed by top local firm Bernardes Arquitetura. Read more.
German-Egyptian owner Amran Frey’s concept store Frey Kalioubi is situated on a whitewashed second-floor loft, and sells limited-edition geometric shirts and wood-framed sunglasses. Read more.
Rustic wood walls, molded Eames chairs, and vintage mannequins imbue a workshop ambiance at Mônica Pondé, where the eponymous architect-designer displays her distinctive leather and silver jewelry. Read more.
Dona Coisa, a multibrand boutique near the botanical garden, started out as a small mom-and-pop, now it occupies four neighboring storefronts, and is decorated like a contemporary residence. Read more.
Metsavaht’s international brand Osklen's flagship store evokes the designer’s cosmopolitan yet laid-back lifestyle, with longboards used as wall art, cement floors, and polished wood shelves. Read more.
