Álvaro Vital Brazil's 1961 glass box on the Ipanema beachfront.
Landmark buildingThe building at Avenida Vieira Souto 350 — known simply as the Vieira Souto, or Condomínio Vieira Souto — is one of the avenue's architecturally significant mid-century buildings. It was designed by Álvaro Vital Brazil, the modernist behind São Paulo's landmark Edifício Esther, and conceived as a discreet glass box aligned to the height of its neighbors.
The address puts residents directly on the sand between Postos 9 and 10, on the quieter western half of the avenue. Units face the Atlantic across the beachfront pavement, with Rua Garcia d'Ávila — Ipanema's main luxury retail street — running inland one block away.
Address: Av. Vieira Souto 350, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro
Vital Brazil designed the building in 1961, during the phase of his career when he had moved away from brise-soleil modernism toward a more minimal, Mies van der Rohe-influenced language of glass curtain walls. Architecture references group it with his Jardim Santa Clara building (1964) as an example of this later 'glass box' period.
The nearest 12 apartments for sale to Edifício Vieira Souto 350, in July 2026, sat within 250 m. Av. Vieira Souto alone accounted for 5. Asks went from R$ 3,200,000 for a 150 m² three-bedroom up to R$ 15,000,000 for a 219 m² three-bedroom. Half asked less than R$ 6,850,000; per square meter the median was R$ 36,600. Most asks per m² fell from R$ 24,464 to R$ 47,348.
Of the 12, 6 were three-bedroom apartments of 120 to 250 m². A parking space came with 12 of the 12. Condo fee plus IPTU: median R$ 5,983 a month.
Edifício Vieira Souto 350's nearby median of R$ 36,600/m² is 51% above the R$ 24,271 Secovi Rio reports for Ipanema (December 2025). The nearest subway station, Nossa Senhora da Paz / Ipanema, is about 600 m away in a straight line.
| Bedrooms | Listings | Size | Asking price | Median per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 120–250 m² | R$ 3,200,000 – 15,000,000 | R$ 36,600 |
| 4 or more | 6 | 100–300 m² | R$ 3,800,000 – 13,000,000 | R$ 34,405 |
Asks, not sale prices: 12 public listings within 250 m of Edifício Vieira Souto 350, 1 July 2026. Secovi Ipanema data.
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