Edifício Garota de Ipanema.
On the block where bossa nova was written.
Ipanema · Rio de Janeiro
About the building
Edifício Garota de Ipanema in brief.
Edifício Garota de Ipanema sits at Rua Vinícius de Moraes 22 — the same block as the bar where Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes wrote 'Garota de Ipanema' in 1962 (then called Bar do Veloso, since renamed). Two blocks from Posto 9, walking distance to Lagoa, on the street the city named after the poet after his death.
Late-1950s build, predominantly two- and three-bedroom plates, with a small number of upper-floor units carrying partial ocean views over the Vinícius–Visconde de Pirajá corridor. Inventory is rare — units rarely list publicly.
Address
Rua Vinícius de Moraes 22, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro — 22411-010
Distance to
What's around it.
Walk and drive times to the things that decide where you live in Rio — beach, metro, airports, neighborhood anchors.
Praia de Ipanema · Posto 9
3 min walk
Metrô Gen. Osório (L1)
5 min walk
Santos Dumont Airport
22 min by car
Galeão (GIG)
35 min by car
Garota de Ipanema (the bar)
0 min · same block
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
9 min walk
On the map
Edifício Garota de Ipanema located.
Rua Vinícius de Moraes 22, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro — 22411-010
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History
How it got here.
Delivered in 1959, part of the post-war wave that turned Ipanema from a quiet beach annex into Rio's signature residential address. The building predates the song that made the street famous by three years.
In 1962, Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes were sitting at Bar do Veloso — a few doors from the building — watching a 17-year-old Helô Pinheiro walk to the beach. The song they wrote became the most-recorded Brazilian composition in history. The bar was eventually renamed Garota de Ipanema; the city renamed the street from Rua Montenegro to Rua Vinícius de Moraes after the poet's death in 1980.
The building has stayed in its original architectural language since delivery; common areas were last refreshed in the late 2010s.
Recent transactions
What units have closed for.
ADV-verified or sourced from public registry filings.
Date
Floor / position
Size
Sale price (BRL)
USD
R$/m²
2026-03
10º
165 m²
R$ 9.8M
$1.92M
R$ 59,400
2025-09
06º
110 m²
R$ 5.4M
$1.06M
R$ 49,100
2025-04
12º (cobertura linear)
220 m²
R$ 14.5M
$2.85M
R$ 65,900
Rental yield · short-stay
What a unit earns.
Typical 2BR Vinicius unit. Carnival + New Year drive the high end; the bossa-nova address premium is real on listing photos.
Nightly rate
R$ 1,200 – R$ 3,400
Low → high season
Avg occupancy
78%
12-month average
Gross yield
8.2%
On purchase price
Who's lived here
Notable residents.
Where named individuals declined attribution, we describe the owner profile. No address-level identification of current residents.
Bossa nova–era families
The cultural circle around Tom Jobim and Vinícius left a long resident tail; descendants of the era's music-and-publishing families remain in original units.
Foreign correspondents & diplomatic owners
Steady international ownership thread over six decades — particularly press and consular staff drawn to the block's bar-and-beach proximity.
Available now
No active units. For the moment.
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