Rio de Janeiro · Est. 2011 CRECI RJ 009278/O Brokerage · Rentals · Concierge

Live, like a carioca.

Art de Vivre is the Rio brokerage of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and Joá — for the buyer who wants a real home here, and the traveler who wants more than a hotel.

Who we are

A boutique brokerage for the few
who actually live here.

Art de Vivre is a licensed Rio de Janeiro real estate brokerage and a luxury rental house. We sell apartments and villas in the addresses that matter — and we run them as short-stay residences when the owners aren't using them.

Twelve years in, the model is simple: a small, careful portfolio, a back-office that doesn't drop the ball, and a concierge that knows the doormen by name. We don't have a thousand listings. The ones we have, we know cold.

Our story →
Ipanema beach at golden hour, Pedra Dois Irmãos on the horizon
What we do

Three doors. Same key.

Copacabana ocean-facing apartment
01 · Buy

Apartments & villas, brokered properly.

Copacabana to Costa Verde. We show the listings other agents won't, and we run the paperwork to closing — escrow, escritura, ITBI.

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Ipanema penthouse pool overlooking the Atlantic
02 · Rent

Curated short stays, not a hotel.

Hand-picked villas and apartments for a week or a season. Daily housekeeping, private chef, drivers, boats — all on one bill.

Plan a stay →
View toward Sugarloaf from a Leblon terrace
03 · Sell

Quiet sales for serious sellers.

Off-market when you want it, full-market when you don't. Real buyers — most of them ours — and a price you can defend.

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Communities · I

Ipanema.

The address most carioca buyers want and the one most travelers think of when they think of Rio. Posto 9, Vinicius, dois irmãos at sunset. We work this neighborhood block by block.

Communities · II

Leblon.

Quieter than Ipanema, more expensive than Ipanema, and worth it. School-zone families, the lagoa for morning runs, and the smallest beach with the biggest reputation in the city.

Communities · III

Copacabana.

The four-kilometer arc the postcards are made of. We sell the tower apartments with the views and run the ocean-front coberturas as short stays.

Communities · IV

Joá.

The cliff between São Conrado and Barra. Gated villas with infinity pools and a coastline you don't share with anyone. Rio's quietest luxury address.

Communities · V

São Conrado.

Hang-glider drop zone, eighteen-hole golf course, and the only beach in Rio where you can buy a house directly on the sand. We have a handful of those.

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2011Established
06Communities
40+Curated listings
4 langsEN PT FR IT
Experiences

A private Rio, arranged.

All experiences →
Speedboat · Angra dos Reis
Helicopter · Cristo & Pão de Açúcar
Private chef · in-residence
Jeep tour · Tijuca rainforest
Surf lesson · Arpoador
Sambódromo · Carnaval
Wine cellar · the city's best
The carioca way

ADV significa Art de Vivre, que quer dizer estilo de vida.

— Our founding line, kept in Portuguese on purpose.

Enquiries

For a home in Rio, or a week of it.

Send us a note. We answer in English, Português, Français and Italiano — and we answer the same day.