Street level near Edifício Guahy
A 1932 Art Deco survivor with sharp-cut balconies that nearly fell to the wrecking ball in 1995.
Landmark buildingThe Guahy stands at Rua Ronald de Carvalho 181, on the corner of Rua Ministro Viveiros de Castro, one block back from the Lido end of the beach. Designed by Ricardo Buffa and built in 1932, it is one of the most distinctive Art Deco buildings in Rio: geometric, crystal-cut balconies project from a stone-dust facade, and the entrance carries stylized Indigenous motifs in the Marajoara-influenced Deco style of the period.
It is a small residential building by today's Copacabana standards, which is part of the appeal — low unit count, period detail, and a corner position on a quiet street a few minutes from both the beach and the Cardeal Arcoverde metro.
Address: Rua Ronald de Carvalho 181, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Built in 1932, the Guahy belongs to the same early-Deco generation as the Itahy and Itaoca, when developers gave their buildings Tupi names and ornamented them with national motifs rather than imported European ones.
The building nearly disappeared in 1995, when new owners sought to demolish it. The permit was denied, the Guahy was restored instead, and it is now documented as a protected example of carioca Art Deco — one of the neighborhood's clearest preservation wins.
In July 2026, the 12 listings closest to Edifício Guahy were all within 90 m. Rua Ronald de Carvalho alone accounted for 3. Asks went from R$ 545,000 for a 45 m² one-bedroom up to R$ 2,500,000 for a 166 m² four-bedroom. Half asked less than R$ 1,295,000; per square meter the median was R$ 11,737. The middle half sat between R$ 9,464 and R$ 14,795 per m².
The listing mix leaned to three-bedroom apartments: 7 of the 12, sized 75–198 m². A parking space came with 4 of the 12. Condo fee plus IPTU: median R$ 2,779 a month.
Edifício Guahy's nearby median of R$ 11,737/m² is close to the R$ 11,922 Secovi Rio reports for Copacabana (December 2025). Cardeal Arcoverde / Copacabana station sits roughly 400 m from the door as the crow flies.
| Bedrooms | Listings | Size | Asking price | Median per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 36–45 m² | R$ 545,000 – 620,000 | R$ 14,667 |
| 2 | 2 | 70–82 m² | R$ 750,000 – 1,777,000 | R$ 17,266 |
| 3 | 7 | 75–198 m² | R$ 1,000,000 – 2,100,000 | R$ 10,606 |
| 4 or more | 1 | 166 m² | R$ 2,500,000 | R$ 15,060 |
Asks, not sale prices: 12 public listings within 90 m of Edifício Guahy, 1 July 2026. Secovi Copacabana data.
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