Street level near Edifício Master
276 studios a block from the beach, made famous by a 2002 film.
Landmark buildingEdifício Master stands on Rua Domingos Ferreira 125, one block back from Praia de Copacabana. It runs 12 floors with 23 apartments on each — 276 studio units in all, home to roughly 500 people, which makes it one of the most densely populated single addresses in the South Zone.
The studios are small, around 38 m², and trade as a high-turnover, entry-price asset in Copacabana, with steady demand from young professionals, students and short-term workers. It isn't a luxury building by size or finish. It earns its place here for one reason: cinema.
Address: Rua Domingos Ferreira 125, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Built in 1957, the 12-floor, 23-per-floor format is a piece of mid-century Copacabana density planning, laid out so the studios face the seafront side of the block.
In 2002, director Eduardo Coutinho and his crew spent three weeks inside the building and interviewed 37 of its residents. The resulting documentary, 'Edifício Master,' premiered at the Festival de Gramado in August 2002 and won that festival's best-documentary prize, then took best documentary at the São Paulo International Film Festival and the APCA award in 2003. It remains one of the most-cited Brazilian documentaries of the 2000s and is the building's main cultural footprint.
Within 70 m of Edifício Master, public listings from July 2026 showed 12 apartments for sale. Asking prices ran from R$ 1,129,000 for a 100 m² three-bedroom to R$ 5,980,000 for a 494 m² three-bedroom. Median: R$ 1,845,000 a unit and R$ 11,698 a square meter. Most asks per m² fell from R$ 10,295 to R$ 15,363.
Of the 12, 10 were three-bedroom apartments of 100 to 494 m². Parking: 4 of the 12 included a space. Condo fee plus IPTU: median R$ 2,978 a month.
At R$ 11,698 per m², asks near Edifício Master sit close to Secovi Rio's Copacabana average (R$ 11,922, December 2025). Cantagalo / Copacabana station sits roughly 560 m from the door as the crow flies.
| Bedrooms | Listings | Size | Asking price | Median per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 30 m² | R$ 1,500,000 | R$ 50,000 |
| 3 | 10 | 100–494 m² | R$ 1,129,000 – 5,980,000 | R$ 11,698 |
| 4 or more | 1 | 176 m² | R$ 1,800,000 | R$ 10,227 |
Asks, not sale prices: 12 public listings within 70 m of Edifício Master, 1 July 2026. Secovi Copacabana data.
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