Copacabana Palace

Aquisition of some real estate on the Avenida Atlantica by Octávio Guinle.

Building of the Palace with the French architect Joseph Gire inspired by the Hotel Carlton in Cannes.

August 13: Grand ball for the opening of the Copacabana Palace. Young Aimee de Sa Sotto Maior , and her sister Vera fascinate everybody with their overwhelming beauty. Over a half a century later the editor of this website had the chance to meet the same Aimée. She was like a livng Grand Hotel History Book.

Albert Einstein is a guest of the Hotel.

Edward VIII stays at the Palace.

Building of the Hotel Swimming Pool.

Igor Stravinsky and Stefan Zweig stay at the Hotel.

Walt Disney stays at the Hotel.

Orson Welles stays at the Hotel.

A fire destroyed a small part of the Hotel.

Slow decline after Brasilia replaced Rio as the capital of Brazil.

Moovie Copacabana Palace with Sylvia Coscia and Franco Fabrizi.

Princess Soraya of Iran stays at the Copacabana Palace.

Projects to demolish the iconic Hotel.

January Interview with Freddy Mercurie.

Prince Johannes von Thurn und Taxis stays at the Hotel.

José Edouardo Guinle sells the Palace to James Sherwood (Orient Express Hotels).

Lady Diana stays at the Palace, also Winnie + Nelson Mandela and Roger Moore.

Liza Minelli stays at the Hotel.

Pierre Brosnan and Claudia Schiffer stay at the Hotel.

Queen Margaret of Denmark stays at tha Hotel.

Barbara Bush stays at the Hotel.

Presidente Luis Inácio Lula da Silva stays at tha Hotel.

Princess Victoria of Sweden stays at the Hotel.

Al Gore stays at the Hotel.

Copacapana Palace becomes a cultural Monument.

Belle Epoque Novel writer Countess Caroline von Krockow stays at the Hotel.

Orient Express Hotels rebranded Belmond.