Hotel Central, Historic hotel building in central São Paulo, Brazil

Hotel Central is a four-story building on São João Avenue featuring high ceilings and tall doors that define its neoclassical design. The structure combines concrete and masonry and is divided into roughly 40 rooms.

The building was constructed in 1915 and opened in 1920 under the direction of architect Ramos de Azevedo. It marked a milestone as one of the first four-story buildings in São Paulo and demonstrated the city's growing modernization.

The hotel's name referred to its central position on Avenida São João, and its early clientele were coffee barons and emerging merchants. It competed with the Salão Steinway across the avenue for meetings and events. From 2008 to 2009 the ground floor housed an Angolan cultural house and travelling exhibitions such as Red Bull House of Art.

The building stands at the start of Avenida São João, beside the Palácio dos Correios, in the Vale do Anhangabaú area of central São Paulo. That stretch of the avenue was converted into a pedestrian walkway, which limits car access for visitors arriving by taxi or car. The surrounding central area has a reputation for insecurity, so visitors should take care when walking nearby.

The building's doors stand 3.8 metres tall and its corridors have unusually high ceilings, details from its 1915 project by Ramos de Azevedo's office. Between 2008 and 2009 the ground floor housed an Angolan cultural centre and travelling exhibitions such as Red Bull House of Art.