luxury houses for sale Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

House on a coveted, quiet and tree-lined street in Gávea, a prime location of Rio. The house has good natural lighting, landscaping and views of the greenery from every room. The first floor features a balcony, a living area with two rooms, a terrace, a half bath, one bedroom, a family room, a home theater room, which can be integrated into the living room, a large kitchen with breakfast nook, which can also be integrated into the living area, and a laundry room. On the second floor, which is accessed by a staircase, there is a guest bathroom and three more bedrooms, one of which has an en-suite bathroom, a terrace and a closet. The ground floor features a separate building outside with a home office, two rooms and a guest bathroom, which can be used as a garage and employee facilities.

House in Joatinga, designed by Thiago Bernardes, an architect from Rio de Janeiro. The property consists of 3,440 square meters of land surrounded by cinematic landscapes and wide views, with a house divided into two floors. The first floor consists of an entrance hall, a living room and a dining room with high ceilings and plenty of light, in addition to a large aquarium, a bar area, a pool table, a half bath, a gourmet kitchen and a laundry area. The landscaping that surrounds the entire living area brings a lot of harmony to the spacious rooms. On the second floor there are five generous bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and closets, as well as a family room, a deck and a balcony overlooking the greenery. The outdoor area features a quartz stone infinity edge swimming pool, a vegetable garden, a dog kennel, a gym, dry sauna and wet saunas, a hot tub, a games room and large clay tennis court. There is parking for six cars.

House on a noble and quiet street of Rio, with 24-hour security. The building comprises three floors and has views of the mountains and of Christ the Redeemer monument. The entrance has a free area that gives access to the ground floor, which features a living area with two large rooms, a dining room, a half bath, a kitchen and an outdoor area with laundry space. A staircase leads to the second floor, where there are three bedrooms, a spacious guest bathroom and a balcony. The unit has two spaces in the garage and needs renovations.

Modern and renovated house located on a quiet and residential street, with a view of the Sugarloaf Mountain. The living area is divided into three rooms, including sitting, dining and TV rooms, as well as a half bath, a kitchen with custom cabinets, employee facilities and a service bathroom. In the sleeping area there are four bedrooms, one of which is a master bedroom, with a bathroom and hot tub. There is also a guest bathroom. One of the bedrooms has an independent entrance and can be used as a guest room. The house has a garage for three cars.

House situated inside the high-end gated community Alphaville Barra, in Barra da Tijuca, close to Jacarepaguá Lagoon, Vogue Square, Las Palmas shopping mall and bilingual schools. The house has a contemporary and sophisticated architecture, designed to provide the best in well-being and quality of life. The first floor features a living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry area, pantry, gourmet area with a barbecue grill, swimming pool, sauna and garden. On the second floor there are four large bedrooms with closets and en-suite bathrooms, as well as a family room, terrace and balcony. On the third floor there is a spacious attic with a bathroom and kitchenette. The house is fully automated and has solar panels, in addition to having two parking spaces and an outdoor parking area for visitors. The condominium offers a 24-hour gatehouse and leisure facilities that include gym, swimming pool, sports court, party hall, barbecue area, playground, sauna, games room and kid playroom.

Colonial-style mansion in the Novo Leblon condominium, with 1,000 square meters of land and 811 square meters of built area, with structure all made up of wood and glass. Right at the entrance there is a garden that leads into the main hall, which has a high ceiling and a mezzanine with two office spaces. The living area is divided into three rooms, namely the living room, an office and a dining room with a 10-seater table, as well as a kitchen and a half bath. All four bedrooms have a balcony, with the master bedroom’s overlooking the back garden, where there is a swimming pool, a covered jacuzzi, a steam sauna, a barbecue grill, a pizza oven and a laundry room. There is also an independent space below the living area, currently used as a loft, but which can be transformed into a cinema room, games room, etc.

Historic mansion built in 1871, one year before the concession to build the Santa Teresa Tram lines. It sits on four thousand square meters of flat land, with walls 80 centimeters thick made of granite rocks with clay and whale oil. All the wood is peroba-do-campo, including the floors. The house was completely renovated in 2005, maintaining all the original features from 1910. There are 600 square meters of built area, with three living rooms, balconies, half bath and kitchen on the upper floor. Still on this floor there are two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and balconies. On the lower floor there are two more bedrooms, two apartments and two living rooms. The property also has a caretaker's house. The outdoor area includes gardens, plenty of trees, a swimming pool and a gourmet area. It overlooks a privileged view of Rio de Janeiro. There is solar energy and rainwater harvesting, as well as parking space for 10 cars.

House located on the block from Leblon beach, in a closed street with a guardhouse. It has a classic architecture and is divided into three floors. The second floor is composed of a living room with three environments, a toilet, kitchen, and service area. The second floor has two bedrooms, one with closet, which can be divided into two, making a third bedroom possible, as well as a bedroom with private bathroom without closets and a full bathroom with bathtub. The third floor has a leisure area with glass roof and waterfall. The area has a sauna with sea view, a swimming pool, and a hot tub. The property does not have parking spaces.

Two-storey house on a flat terrain with a view of Cristo Redentor and Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. The ground level comprises a living area with three environments, a half bath and a veranda facing the garden, where there is a swimming pool. There also is a gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, a breakfast nook, a service area, a laundry room and two employee facilities. The second floor can be accessed by a straight staircase and comprises the sleeping area, with wooden boards flooring and four bedrooms, two of which have en-suite bathrooms; the master bedroom has a walk-in closet and a terrace. In addition, there is a separate smaller two-floor building with a family room, a barbecue area, a sauna and a living area on the first floor, and a living room, a study, a bedroom with a balcony, and a bathroom on the second floor. Finally, the house has a three-car garage and the street has a 24-hour guardhouse.

This property in Rio de Janeiro comprises two separate houses in a single building, one of which can be divided into two homes; therefore, there are three full residences in total. The first one is a five-storey house, distributed into one upper floor, one ground floor and three underground levels. On the bottom underground floor there is a basement. One floor above, there is a swimming pool, a covered terrace with a barbecue grill and a pizza oven, a bar area, a games room, a TV room, two full bathrooms, and a steam room with a shower. Above that there is the service area, with two laundry sinks, three employee bedrooms and two bathrooms, a laundry room and the access that leads to the second house. On the ground floor, which is the one accessible from the street, comprises the entrance hall and the garage, a half bath, a study, a living area, which has a fireplace, a TV room with a 12-meter ceiling, a dining room, a crockery closet, a dart board, a kitchen with a breakfast nook and a pantry, as well as a dog kennel and a vegetable garden outside. The upper and final floor has four bedrooms, all en-suite and with built-in wardrobes; one of the bedrooms has a balcony, one has a double-vanity bathroom, one has a 12-meter ceiling, and the last one has a walk-in closet. The second house is accessed from the first underground level of the first house, but there is the possibility of building an external separate entrance. The first underground floor comprises two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, one of which has a walk-in closet, and two extra bedrooms that share a common bathroom. All four bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and direct access to the outdoor area where the swimming pool is. On the second underground floor there is a half bath, a living area with a fireplace and a 12-meter ceiling, a dining room, a crockery closet, a kitchen with a breakfast nook, and a service area, with two laundry sinks, two employee bedrooms, one bathroom, and the service entrance. Finally, the ground level comprises the garage, the main entrance hall, a wide living area with a veranda and a full bathroom, which can be used as a bedroom.

House located on a quiet and gated street close to the beach in São Conrado. It comprises an entrance hall, a living area with a fireplace, a dining room, a TV room, a family room, an open balcony, an indoor garden, an office space, a gourmet kitchen, a pantry, a crockery unit, a laundry room and a service area. In the sleeping area, there are four bedrooms, all of which have en-suite bathrooms. Outside there is a heated swimming pool with a whirlpool bath and a two-car garage.

House overlooking Lagoa and the mountains. Entrance hall, large living room with internal garden, dining room, balcony overlooking the living room and home theater. On the second floor, the intimate area is made up of four suites with closets in the bedrooms and bathrooms, one of which is the master suite. Spacious kitchen with cupboards, service area with two staff rooms, outdoor space with vegetable garden and land for a sports court. Garage with four parking spaces.

Fully refurbished and comfortable home in Barra da Tijuca, in a gated community with complete infrastructure and great walkability, close to a subway station. The first floor comprises a living area that opens to an outdoor area with a swimming pool and a barbecue space, as well as a half bath, a spacious kitchen and a laundry room. A half-turn staircase leads to the second floor, where there are four well-ventilated bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and a view of the surrounding landscape, one of which overlooks the swimming pool. On the third floor there is a living room with a full bathroom attached, which can be used as a media room, a bedroom or an office space. The entire house has plenty of natural light due to the wide windows and glass panels that sometimes take up entire walls, all surrounded by a lot of greenery. In addition, there is a five-car garage. The gated community offers complete infrastructure, such as tennis and sports courts, a party hall, a beauty parlor, a playground, a gym, and a barbecue area with grill, pizza oven and draft beer dispenser, as well as parking for visitors, ferry to the beach and 24-hour security.

House on a dead-end street, has three floors, with the terrace used as a leisure area, swimming pool, sauna, barbecue, wood oven and games room with official pool. It has eight bedrooms, four of which have private bathrooms, a toilet, and large living rooms. Garage for four cars, privileged view to the Cristo Redentor, rainwater catchment, and electronic security.

House with a view of the ocean and Pedra da Gávea in São Conrado, close to Gavea Golf and Country Club. Designed by Sérgio Bernardes, the house has a floor plan distributed into three storeys. On the ground floor there is a wide entrance hall, a spacious living area that can be divided into multiple environments, a veranda overlooking the natural landscape of São Conrado and facing the ocean, a dining room, and a kitchen with a breakfast room and custom cabinets. The second floor can be accessed via a U-shaped staircase and comprises a family room in addition to four bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and closets, one of which is the master bedroom. The lower level comprises an outdoor area with swimming pool, a steam room, a bar area, a wine room and a lounge area, as well as another bedroom with en-suite bathroom, a laundry room and full employee facilities. Lastly, there is a boiler room, a pool pump room, a 40-thousand-liter water storage tank, and a two-car garage.

Sitting on a quiet and tree-lined street, this house was completely refurbished and adapted into a boutique hotel with a great infrastructure, both for residential and commercial purposes. The first floor comprises a beautifully decorated lounge area with an integrated kitchen, a half bath and a wide veranda with a privileged view of Rio’s landscape. The sleeping area, on the second and third floors, has six bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, also decorated, most with their own balconies. All rooms are spacious and full of natural light. Outside, there is a swimming pool on a terrace surrounded by trees.

Differentiated house in Cosme Velho, located within the Atlantic forest, with a privileged view of Rio de Janeiro. The property has two houses, the front house, all in the style of a Greek house, this house has an entrance hall with a small room and a balcony, two more rooms on different levels, with a ceiling of 12 meters, it has five suites, all with bathtubs, one suite overlooks an internal garden, one with a balcony, all very bright and surrounded by the garden. Large dining room and a very special kitchen matching the contemporary style of the house. The second house has three suites, a master with a bathroom integrated into the bedroom. Kitchen integrated into the living room with three environments and the dining room. On the floor below, an atelier, bath and laundry. The land is all landscaped with fruit trees and lots of original forest. Swimming pool, tennis court. The house has a gazebo.

House located in a luxury gated community in São Conrado, surrounded by exuberant nature and delightful landscapes, including Pedra da Gávea. There is porcelain flooring in the living room and wooden flooring in the bedrooms. The living area comprises two rooms, namely sitting and dining, and a home theater, as well as a half bath, a kitchen with plenty of cabinets, a pantry and a service area with employee facilities and a bathroom. The sleeping area has four bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms, including a master bedroom with a closet. All bathrooms and bedrooms have plenty of wardrobes and cabinetry. The outside area features a swimming pool, hot tub, steam room, gourmet area and a front garden, as well as space to park six cars. The street is closed by a gate that operates 24 hours a day.