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1 week agoThis High-design Rio de Janeiro Hotel Has a Rooftop Pool Overlooking the City's Most Iconic Beach
When Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro opened in 2007, it was a bit of an architectural moment for the city. The eight-story Ipanema hotel was the second outpost from the Fasano Group, after its flagship in São Paulo, and the first-ever Brazilian project for Philippe Starck, the French designer behind some of the most distinctive and luxurious hotels in Europe and the U.S. But instead of simply trying to make his own singular mark, Starck took the opportunity to honor and iterate on the greats of Brazilian architectural history.
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