This colonial residence offers a trip to the exotic through its views of the Sugarloaf Mountain, the Guanabara Bay and its lush garden full of banana trees. Mama Ruisa Boutique Hotel has become the temple of Brazilian modernist design.

The owner, a Brazilian furniture collector, chose the most beautiful pieces to furnish the common areas and bedrooms. Whoever enters the lounge, experiences a journey into the depths of Brazilian design from the 50s and 60s, always with that special touch that transforms Mama Ruisa into a unique environment.

Here designers such as Sergio Rodrigues, Oscar Niemeyer, Ricardo Fasanello, Zanine de Caldas, Geraldo de Barros, Giuseppe Scapinelli, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Joaquim Tenreiro and more, share the space in a unique modernist dialogue.

Our personalized service is a trademark of Mama Ruisa, offering unusual programs: art tours, architecture, shopping tours in the best Rio de Janeiro brands, ecological tours and surf lessons in Arpoador. To stay at Mama Ruisa Hotel is to let yourself be carried away by the air of bossa nova to discover the charm and mystery of Rio.

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Accomodation

Furniture collections by great Brazilian designers from the 50s and 60s give each of our rooms their own personality. They invite you to travel in time and discover unique pieces from the great names of furniture design … Tenreiro, Fasanello, Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler, Zanine de Caldas, Sergio Rodrigues, among others, will be your company during your stay at Mama Ruisa. Each of the seven rooms offers the comfort of a mini bar, cable TV, bathroom, air conditioning and telephone. Overlooking our tropical garden and Guanabara Bay.

Dining

Breakfast served on the terrace with stunning views of Guanabara bay or by the pool; massage outdoors or in the tranquility of your room; tour of the historic center and Santa Teresa, art and architecture tour with private guides; discovery of samba schools, Tijuca forest and artists’ studios in Santa Teresa. Private driver on request. Restaurant guides, exclusive brands shopping and the best places to visit in Rio de Janeiro.
Live a true carioca experience mixing art, architecture, design, fashion and nature with a rhythm of samba or bossa nova.