Palácio de São Clemente, Palace in Brazil

The Palácio de São Clemente stands on Rua de São Clemente in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, on a total area of 5,800 m². The architect Guilherme Rebello de Andrade designed it in the 1950s as the seat of the Portuguese embassy, in a restrained Portuguese style of the period. Its rooms are furnished with Portuguese furniture, tapestries and azulejos, decorated by Jorge Barradas and artists of the Viúva Lamego ceramics factory and the Ricardo do Espírito Santo Foundation. Inside is a 17th-century baroque chapel brought from Portugal.

The palace was built in the 1950s as the seat of the Portuguese embassy in Brazil. When the capital moved to Brasília, the property became the official residence of the Portuguese consul general in Rio de Janeiro. The building is the work of architect Guilherme Rebello de Andrade.

The palace takes its name from Rua de São Clemente, where it stands. Its decoration draws on Portuguese craft: azulejos made by artists of the Viúva Lamego ceramics factory, tapestries and furniture brought from Portugal, and a 17th-century baroque chapel reassembled inside. Painter Jorge Barradas was among those who worked on the interiors.

The building sits in a quiet neighborhood with gardens and green spaces that invite taking photos and lingering nearby. The area is easily accessible by public transport and offers a pleasant place to pause, even though regular interior visits are limited.

Inside the palace is a 17th-century baroque chapel brought over from Portugal, installed within a building raised in the 1950s as the Portuguese embassy. The chapel is the oldest element in the complex, older than the palace itself by roughly three centuries.