Casa das Canoas
Casa das Canoas
4.5
About
Projetada por Niemeyer em 1951 para sua moradia, é considerada um dos mais significativos exemplares da arquitetura moderna brasileira, sendo notoriamente reconhecida, por especialistas de história e crítica da arte, como síntese apurada e premonitória da arquitetura moderna, de livre criação autoral que floresceu na Europa e nas Américas. Residence designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1952 for his dwelling. The house, owned by the family of the architect, is gently released for public viewing by its historical and achitectural interest.
Duration: < 1 hour
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listing
Full view
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Top ways to experience nearby attractions
The area
Address
Neighbourhood: Sao Conrado
Reach out directly
Best nearby
We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.
Restaurants
415 within 5 kms
Attractions
335 within 10 kms
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
4.5
33 reviews
Excellent
20
Very good
11
Average
1
Poor
0
Terrible
1
Veleiro
Dunkirk, France108 contributions
Sept 2012 • Friends
This was the first thing I visited when discovering Rio de Janeiro. And it was absolutely the right choice. Niemeyer is already for 8 decades a living monument of contemporary architecture. His personal family house dates from the early fifties and shows clearly his love for curves and the female body. It's located in the middle of a vast domain in one of the many armpits of the heavy meandering Estrada das Canoas.
When we arrived, a guard opened the gate and let us in. Strolling down a slope, the shapes of the swimming pool and the house became bit by bit clear. The pool is surrounded by statues and torsos of women. Inside, the interior breathes the 1950's. There's a small exhibition on display and you can buy one of the many books already published about him and his works, or another souvenir.
Most of the buildings by Niemeyer are public commissions, making it not so difficult to get in and admire them. But for obvious reasons, the private houses he created are not open to the general public, with this as an evident exception.
How to get there? You need a cab. The house is hidden from the street by a wall. It's somewhere up the hill, at the right side, if coming from São Conrado and Rio. Absolutely keep the number of the house in your mind, because our driver had to drive back. When there, ask also to see the nearby viewpoint 'Mirante das Canoas', designed by Roberto Burle Marx, another big name for architecture and garden design lovers.
When we arrived, a guard opened the gate and let us in. Strolling down a slope, the shapes of the swimming pool and the house became bit by bit clear. The pool is surrounded by statues and torsos of women. Inside, the interior breathes the 1950's. There's a small exhibition on display and you can buy one of the many books already published about him and his works, or another souvenir.
Most of the buildings by Niemeyer are public commissions, making it not so difficult to get in and admire them. But for obvious reasons, the private houses he created are not open to the general public, with this as an evident exception.
How to get there? You need a cab. The house is hidden from the street by a wall. It's somewhere up the hill, at the right side, if coming from São Conrado and Rio. Absolutely keep the number of the house in your mind, because our driver had to drive back. When there, ask also to see the nearby viewpoint 'Mirante das Canoas', designed by Roberto Burle Marx, another big name for architecture and garden design lovers.
Written 21 November 2012
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Otto1494
New York City, NY60 contributions
Feb 2014 • Couples
We tried to visit in early February on a Saturday and were told in advance that it wouldn't be open for visitation, but we went anyway to see it anyway. There was no one around, the pool was filled but very green water and leaves, as if it had been unattended for a long time. We poked around from a distance. It looked furnished but not lived in.
That said, it's an amazing house, and one of few private residences by Niemeyer. It was a great pleasure to see, the exterior in relatively good shape with the organic shape fitting its natural setting perfectly.
That said, it's an amazing house, and one of few private residences by Niemeyer. It was a great pleasure to see, the exterior in relatively good shape with the organic shape fitting its natural setting perfectly.
Written 8 February 2014
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
LT08
NZ38 contributions
Jan 2013 • Couples
Please note that the web address linked to this landmark is wrong - it goes to another "Casa das Canoas" in Rio - but not the one designed by Oscar Niemeyer. I have not visited the Casa das Canoas but would love to one day.
(to tripadvisor - feel free to delete my review as I have not been there)
(to tripadvisor - feel free to delete my review as I have not been there)
Written 27 January 2013
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
gizmocica
Szentendre, Hungary88 contributions
The house is closed, under reconstruction, but even in the guest house - 500m before the villa - no one told us... I was very disappointed after 4 km walking up in the forest, 36 Celsius and in a sudden storm!
Written 2 February 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
mvq2014
Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia99 contributions
Dec 2014 • Friends
Niemeyer is already for 8 decades a living monument of contemporary architecture. His personal family house dates from the early fifties and shows clearly his love for curves and the female body.
Written 29 December 2014
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
popxel
Miami, FL38 contributions
Oct 2014 • Couples
Casa das Canoas is marvelous, even more so at night. We attended a gala event as a trip celebration prepared by the group we were guests with. In this regards, the site itself was amazing. Whatever catering and food service they hired was also spectacular. The area is wonderful at night and seeing the different areas and architectural lines filled with people definitely gives you a good scope of the majestic aura present here.
Written 22 October 2014
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Olá, a Casa das Canoas está a aberta a visitação?
Written 14 June 2016
casadascanoas
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Olá, a Casa das Canoas, projeto de Oscar Niemeyer, abriu recentemente em caráter especial, devido a necessidade de restauro. Atendemos a visitação com agendamento prévio, de quarta a sexta. Qualquer dúvida, envie um email.
Written 25 August 2017
Showing results 1-1 of 1
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing