Ipanema beach at golden hour — Rio de Janeiro communities ADV works in

Neighborhoods

Rio, neighborhood by neighborhood.

The Rio neighborhoods where the money lives, plus the coast and mountain towns cariocas slip away to on weekends.

Zona Sul & West

The addresses we work.

Ipanema and Leblon, Lagoa and Gávea, São Conrado down to Joá — the pockets of Rio our buyers want to wake up in, and where we spend our days.

01 · Rio

Barra da Tijuca

Beyond Rio

The carioca weekend.

Rio families weekend in two directions — down to the coast and up to the Serrana mountains. Angra, Paraty, Búzios and Cabo Frio on the water; Petrópolis and Teresópolis in the cool air above the city. We broker all six.

Coast · 2 hours

Angra dos Reis

Coast · 3.5 hours

Paraty

Coast · 2.5 hours

Búzios

Coast · 2.5 hours

Cabo Frio

Serrana · 1h 15

Petrópolis

Serrana · 1h 30

Teresópolis

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ADV's Rio, on the map.

Our homes for sale, the restaurants we book for clients, and the places we send you first — pinned on one satellite map. Tap a pin to open it.

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Guides · Rio buildings

The buildings worth knowing, one entry at a time.

A working directory of Rio's residential addresses — year built, units, recent comps, short-stay rules and gross yield. Compiled by Charlie.

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Copacabana

Edifício Chopin

Modernist Copacabana, next door to the Palace.

Leblon

Edifício Mira Mar

Direct frontage on Leblon's beach.

Ipanema

Edifício Garota de Ipanema

On the block where bossa nova was written.

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