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Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
It was founded in 1894 by the Portuguese immigrants Joaquim Borges de Meireles and Manuel José Lebrão, having an extensive list of famous clients in Brazilian society.
Its architecture and environment give you an idea of what Belle Époque would have been like in the then capital of the Republic. Between 1912 and 1918, the interior halls were renovated with an Art Nouveau touch, with huge crystal mirrors brought from Antwerp, framed by elegant friezes carved from rosewood. The wooden furniture of the interior was carved at the same time by the craftsman Antonio Borsoi.
In 1922, its facilities were enlarged with the construction of a second floor, with a tea room. An opening in the ceiling of the ground floor allows you to see the skylight of the tea room, decorated with beautiful stained glass windows.
Among the famous clients are Chiquinha Gonzaga, Olavo Bilac, Emilio de Meneses, Rui Barbosa, Villa-Lobos, Lima Barreto, José do Patrocínio, Getúlio Vargas, Juscelino Kubitschek, Alberto I of Belgium and Isabel II of the United Kingdom, among many others .
A view from the hotel in Iceland. I don't know which building this is, but it seemed to work in black and white.