Street level near Edifício Garota de Ipanema
On the street where bossa nova was born.
Landmark buildingThis building stands at Rua Vinícius de Moraes 22 in Ipanema, on the same short block as the bar where Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes wrote 'Garota de Ipanema' back in 1962. The bar was then called Bar do Veloso and has since taken the song's name. You're two blocks from Posto 9 and an easy walk from the Lagoa, on a street the city later renamed after the poet.
It went up in the late 1950s. Most apartments are two- and three-bedroom layouts, and a handful of higher floors catch a partial slice of ocean over the Vinícius–Visconde de Pirajá corridor. Units here rarely come up for public sale.
Address: Rua Vinícius de Moraes 22, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro
Completed in 1959, the building was part of the post-war push that turned Ipanema from a sleepy beach district into one of Rio's most desirable places to live. It actually predates the famous song by three years.
In 1962 Jobim and Moraes were at Bar do Veloso, a few doors down, when they watched 17-year-old Helô Pinheiro walk past on her way to the beach. The song they wrote went on to become the most-recorded Brazilian composition ever. The bar eventually took the name Garota de Ipanema, and after the poet died in 1980 the city changed the street's name from Rua Montenegro to Rua Vinícius de Moraes.
In July 2026, the 12 listings closest to Edifício Garota de Ipanema were all within 160 m. Asks went from R$ 2,235,000 for a 60 m² two-bedroom up to R$ 8,000,000 for a 127 m² three-bedroom. Median: R$ 3,200,000 a unit and R$ 27,415 a square meter. Most asks per m² fell from R$ 19,091 to R$ 40,891.
Of the 12, 5 were three-bedroom apartments of 118 to 146 m². A parking space came with 11 of the 12. Condo fee plus IPTU: median R$ 3,542 a month.
At R$ 27,415 per m², asks near Edifício Garota de Ipanema sit 13% above Secovi Rio's Ipanema average (R$ 24,271, December 2025). The nearest subway station, Nossa Senhora da Paz / Ipanema, is about 60 m away in a straight line.
| Bedrooms | Listings | Size | Asking price | Median per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 60–120 m² | R$ 2,235,000 – 7,950,000 | R$ 39,678 |
| 3 | 5 | 118–146 m² | R$ 2,390,000 – 8,000,000 | R$ 18,672 |
| 4 or more | 3 | 150–251 m² | R$ 3,500,000 – 7,200,000 | R$ 25,333 |
Asks, not sale prices: 12 public listings within 160 m of Edifício Garota de Ipanema, 1 July 2026. Secovi Ipanema data.
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