The Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro was designed by the French architect Joseph Gire, and the engineer César Melo e Cunha erected the structure. Octavio Guinle and Francisco Castro Silva built it at the initiative of President Epitácio Pessoa. Construction ran from 1919 to 1923, and it opened on August 13, 1923. The design drew on the Hotel Negresco in Nice and the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, and the text names no style.
The materials include Carrara marble and Bohemian crystal, which were difficult to import. The foundation reaches about 46 feet (14 m) deep. The infobox gives six floors. It has 243 rooms in the main and annex buildings and a casino licensed at opening.
Gambling was banned in 1946, and the casino became a concert hall. In 1985 the hotel faced demolition but was declared cultural property. It is now a Belmond hotel owned by LVMH. The article gives no public hours.
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