Palacio Rinaldi, Art Deco building on Plaza Independencia, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Palacio Rinaldi is an eight-story Art Deco residential building located where 18 de Julio Avenue meets Plaza Independencia. The structure displays geometric ornaments and decorative details characteristic of the style, housing apartments throughout its upper floors.

Construction began in 1929 under architects Alberto Isola and Guillermo Armas during a period of economic expansion in Uruguay. The project emerged when Art Deco was becoming the preferred architectural language for Montevideo's modern development.

The building was conceived as a rental property, with shops on the ground floor and apartments above, not as a family residence. Its curved balconies and geometric ornament belong to the Art Deco style of the late 1920s. It has been a Municipal Site of Interest since 1997.

The building stands on Plaza Independencia at its junction with 18 de Julio Avenue, next to the Palacio Salvo. Its ground floor holds commercial premises, with housing on the upper floors, so the Art Deco facade is best seen from the square. It is a listed Municipal Site of Interest, so the exterior is what visitors come to look at.

The building was conceived as a rental property, with commercial units at street level and apartments on the upper floors. Its facade is marked by verticality, curved balconies and geometric ornament, and it has been a Bien de Interés Departamental since 1997.