Confeitaria Colombo

The Confeitaria Colombo, in Rio de Janeiro

The Confeitaria Colombo is a magnificent patisserie and tea room of the Belle Époque, a true institution of Rio de Janeiro. The Rio de Janeiro audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this café of the period with a sumptuous decor, a witness of the refinement of the Carioca life of the past.

The café of the period, a Carioca institution

See this fine café of the period: it is the Confeitaria Colombo, a true institution of Rio de Janeiro. Founded at the end of the nineteenth century, this patisserie and tea room is one of the oldest and most prestigious establishments of the town, a witness of the pomp and the refinement of the Carioca Belle Époque. Entering it, you are transported into another time: the sumptuous decor, of Art Nouveau inspiration, deploys immense mirrors come from Belgium, precious woodwork, Italian marbles, stained-glass windows and a majestic counter. At that time, the Colombo was the meeting point of the elite, the intellectuals, the artists and the politicians of Rio, who came to taste patisseries, chocolates and tea in an elegant atmosphere, and the establishment has hosted over time numerous illustrious personalities. Still today, you savour there the traditional sweets and the unique atmosphere of this place laden with history, which has lost nothing of its charm. It is a must-see gourmet stop. A gourmet institution and a jewel of the Belle Époque, the Confeitaria Colombo is a fine stop of the discovery of Rio de Janeiro.

What to see

Here you discover the magnificent patisserie and tea room founded at the end of the nineteenth century, an institution of Rio and a witness of the Belle Époque, with a sumptuous decor of Art Nouveau inspiration with its immense Belgian mirrors, its woodwork, its Italian marbles and its majestic counter, formerly meeting point of the elite and the artists, where you still savour the traditional sweets. The Confeitaria Colombo is a gourmet institution of Rio. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Confeitaria Colombo lies in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, reachable on foot and by metro. It is an establishment in activity that follows its own days and opening hours, which vary; you can admire its decor by taking a refreshment there. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What is the Confeitaria Colombo in Rio de Janeiro?

A magnificent patisserie and tea room founded at the end of the nineteenth century, a true institution of Rio and a witness of the Belle Époque; with a sumptuous decor of Art Nouveau inspiration with its immense Belgian mirrors, its woodwork and its Italian marbles, it was the meeting point of the elite and the artists, and you still savour there the traditional sweets.

Where is the Confeitaria Colombo in Rio de Janeiro?

In the centre of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.