São Conrado · Rio de Janeiro
A villa above the beach.
Five suites. Pedra da Gávea behind. The Atlantic in front.
From USD $4,000 / night, reserved direct.
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms6
- Sleeps10 (up to 12)
- Area900 m² · 9,687 ft²
- Min. stay1 night
- FromUSD $4,000 / night
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Five suites. The mountain behind. The Atlantic below.
A 900-square-meter villa on the slopes above São Conrado Beach, in a private gated estate cut into the hillside under Pedra da Gávea. Four suites face the ocean; a fifth bedroom sleeps the rest of the party. One pool, one long view, one of the few houses in Rio with the mountain and the Atlantic in the same frame.
01 — The setting
Set against Pedra da Gávea.
The villa sits inside a private, gated estate on the slopes above São Conrado Beach, hidden in the Atlantic forest. From the pool deck the cliff face of Pedra da Gávea rises directly behind the house; the Atlantic opens out in front. Nine hundred square meters of glass, steel, and stone on a single elevated platform.
02 — The pool
A patterned mosaic, edge-to-edge.
A long blue-and-black mosaic pool runs the full width of the deck, tiled in a custom pattern that catches the afternoon sun. Pergola at one end, sun deck at the other, ocean at the edge. Built for ten guests with room to spread out.
03 — The pavilion
Glass walls that retract on three sides.
Living, dining, kitchen and a media room sit under a single steel-and-glass roof. The walls slide back so on most afternoons the house is open on three sides — pool deck to the front, garden to the back, ocean breeze straight through.
04 — The table
Twelve seats under a shade canopy.
A long blackwood table sits at the heart of the pavilion under a woven shade ceiling, framed by large-scale Brazilian art. Set for twelve, used most often by ten — long lunches, slow dinners, the breeze moving through.
05 — The terrace
Pergola, ocean, far horizon.
A covered terrace sits poolside under woven shade — sofas, low tables, an umbrella over the deck and the Atlantic running out uninterrupted in front. This is the corner everyone ends up in by mid-afternoon, glass in hand.
06 — The master
Five suites. Four face the ocean.
Five bedrooms with six full baths. The master suite opens onto the ocean and the pool; three of the remaining four also face the water. Beds are king or super-king, custom-built. Linens are crisp; the air conditioning is always on the right setting.
07 — The bath
Stone tubs and an outdoor shower.
Bathrooms are full-sized and full-feature: stone-clad tubs, twin vanities, walk-in rains. The master gets a green-marble outdoor shower with the rainforest pressing right up against the glass.
08 — The arrival
A wood-and-stone entrance.
You arrive through a pivot door into a covered foyer — wood screen, polished concrete floor, woven ceiling overhead. The design vocabulary of the whole house is set in this one room: Brazilian hardwood, raw stone, light through fabric.
09 — From above
The house, tucked into the cliff.
Seen from the air, the villa reads as a long single platform set into the hillside under Pedra da Gávea, surrounded on three sides by Atlantic forest. The neighbours are far enough away to be invisible. The mountain is closer than they are.
Reserve direct
Charlie holds the calendar.
Speak to Charlie at Art de Vivre for rates, availability, and the in-stay extras — chef, driver, boat days, guided hikes. No third-party fees.