Street level near Edifício Palácio Champs Élysées
Three blocks, three palace names, one Av. Atlântica address.
Landmark buildingPalácio Champs Élysées anchors mid-Copacabana: twelve floors spread over three blocks, each with its own entrance and named after a French palace (Louvre, Trianon, Versailles). Trianon and Versailles give one apartment per floor at roughly 400 m², while Louvre runs two per floor at about 200 m². Together the blocks read as one long wall along Av. Atlântica.
Floor size is what keeps demand steady. Carioca families who want a Copacabana beachfront address but don't want the smaller apartments further south choose Champs Élysées, and because it spans three blocks, resales surface more often than at lower-density beachfront buildings.
Address: Av. Atlântica 2856, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
The building was finished in the early 1950s during the post-war Copacabana building boom that shaped the Avenida Atlântica skyline. The three-block layout, each carrying a French palace name, was a deliberate flourish on the most photographed waterfront in Brazil.
It has remained residential throughout. Common areas and the façade have been updated over time, with infrastructure work through the 2010s including new elevators and systems upgrades. The Versailles block holds the largest single-floor apartment of the three.
In July 2026, the 12 listings closest to Edifício Palácio Champs Élysées were all within 180 m. Av. Atlântica alone accounted for 4. Asks went from R$ 850,000 for a 38 m² one-bedroom up to R$ 3,250,000 for a 300 m² 6-bedroom. The median ask was R$ 1,895,000, or R$ 11,029 per m². Most asks per m² fell from R$ 8,431 to R$ 19,979.
Two-bedroom apartments were the most common (4 of 12), from 71 to 360 m². Parking: 6 of the 12 included a space. Condo fee plus IPTU: median R$ 2,865 a month.
Edifício Palácio Champs Élysées's nearby median of R$ 11,029/m² is 7% below the R$ 11,922 Secovi Rio reports for Copacabana (December 2025). The nearest subway station, Cantagalo / Copacabana, is about 740 m away in a straight line.
| Bedrooms | Listings | Size | Asking price | Median per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 38 m² | R$ 850,000 | R$ 22,368 |
| 2 | 4 | 71–360 m² | R$ 1,300,000 – 3,200,000 | R$ 18,515 |
| 3 | 3 | 147–250 m² | R$ 1,650,000 – 2,050,000 | R$ 11,224 |
| 4 or more | 4 | 175–300 m² | R$ 1,750,000 – 3,250,000 | R$ 9,975 |
Asks, not sale prices: 12 public listings within 180 m of Edifício Palácio Champs Élysées, 1 July 2026. Secovi Copacabana data.
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