COPACABANA PALACE ─ Ángel Castellanos

A photobook capturing the glamour, mythology and cinematic atmosphere of Rio de Janeiro’s legendary Copacabana Palace.

COPACABANA PALACE is a photobook by Venezuelan photographer Ángel Castellanos, featuring a series made at Rio de Janeiro’s legendary Copacabana Palace hotel at the invitation of Belmond. Based in Rio for many years, Castellanos collaborated with Vogue editor Sebastien Cabriès to portray the glamour and mythology that continue to animate this iconic site with striking vividness.

Opened in 1923 to mark the centenary of Brazil’s independence, the hotel was designed in an Art Deco style by architect Joseph Gire and has long stood as a symbol of Rio’s vitality and international allure. From Mick Jagger to Princess Diana, countless film stars, artists and royals have passed through its halls, and it remains beloved as an emblem of Brazilian exuberance. Through Castellanos’s cinematic eye, the Copa becomes a stage where light, colour and movement converge. In his images, the Copacabana Palace shimmers as the centre of Rio’s enduring golden imagination.

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Title: COPACABANA PALACE
Artist: Ángel Castellanos
Publisher: RVB Books, 2025
Format: Hard linen cover
Size: 168 × 240 mm
Pages: 112
Language: English
Edition: First edition
ISBN: 978-2-492175-65-7