How many coworking spaces are there in Rio de Janeiro?
Coworking spaces listed
17
Updated July 2026
Rio has no standalone physical private members' club (Soho House-style) at present; findings below reflect that gap plus the coliving-hybrid spaces that do exist.
- Typical monthly desk
- R$1,100
- Typical day pass
- R$45
Range R$850–R$1,200
Range R$29–R$160
Overall6.6/10Better coworking than about 60% of cities
Good to know
Good to Know
- Most Rio coworking day-pass and monthly prices are quoted 'excluding taxes' and change often — always confirm the current rate directly with the space before showing up, ideally via WhatsApp or their booking app.
- Pix (Brazil's instant-payment system) is the fastest and often preferred way to pay for day passes at most spaces, sometimes faster than card.
- Hotel-based coworking hybrids like Selina and Jo&Joe are convenient if you're already staying there, but their coworking corners tend to be smaller and more social/noisy than dedicated coworking spaces — better for casual laptop work than focused deep work.
- Botafogo and Centro have the highest concentration of traditional, professional-grade coworking spaces with reliable fiber internet; Ipanema/Copacabana options lean more toward a beach/social crowd.
- Free trial days are common — several spaces (per local guides) offer one free day if booked online, so it's worth trying a couple before committing to a monthly plan.
- Rio does not yet have a mature membership-club (Soho House-style) scene the way São Paulo does — if that specific format matters to you, São Paulo (a short flight or ~6-hour bus away) currently has the only physical House in Brazil.
- Coliving-hybrid spaces in Rio remain a niche category compared to plain coworking cafés and desks — expect only a handful of genuine live-work-community houses rather than a deep market to comparison-shop.
- Neither Nova Era Vidigal nor the Santa Teresa coliving option publishes a fixed monthly membership rate online — get a direct quote for your intended length of stay rather than assuming the advertised nightly/starting rate scales linearly.
- Vidigal is a former favela that's been through a well-documented 'pacification' process and is now popular with travelers for its views and nightlife proximity to Leblon, but it's still worth asking your host about current neighborhood conditions before booking.
Coworking Spaces
Traditional and Hotel-Based Spaces
CoWorking Rio
- Day pass
- R$60
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Botafogo
- Monthly Price
- R$850
- Vibe and Amenities
- Widely cited as the original Carioca coworking space, opened in 2012. Quiet and professional, gigabit fiber, 24/7 access on monthly plans, walking distance to Botafogo Praia Shopping and the metro.
WeWork (Bossa Nova Mall / Praia De Botafogo)
- Day pass
- R$160
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Botafogo / Centro
- Monthly Price
- R$1,200
- Vibe and Amenities
- Premium, international-standard chain space. Big windows with Sugarloaf views, on-site baristas, dog-friendly, wellness rooms, event spaces, and membership grants app access to other WeWork locations in São Paulo and worldwide.
Cubo Itaú
- Day pass
- R$0.00
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Zona Sul (startup hub)
- Monthly Price
- R$0.00
- Vibe and Amenities
- Itaú-funded startup hub with a strong events calendar; entry is competitive and free only for accepted startups, so it functions more as an accelerator space than a pay-as-you-go coworking spot. Best fit for fintech and Brazilian-market founders.
Ipanema Hot-desk Space Near Posto 9 (Open Kitchen / Rooftop)
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Ipanema
- Monthly Price
- R$1,100
- Vibe and Amenities
- A few blocks from Posto 9, with an open kitchen, rooftop, and surfboard storage. Described as having the heaviest international digital-nomad crowd in Rio, easy for meeting collaborators.
Goma Coworking
- Day pass
- R$45
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Glória
- Vibe and Amenities
- Positioned as the cheapest serious coworking option in the central/Zona Sul belt, useful for budget-conscious remote workers who still want a proper desk setup.
EDX Coworking
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Centro
- Vibe and Amenities
- Founded in 2015, right across from the VLT Estação 7 de Setembro stop and about two minutes from Carioca metro station — a long-running fixture of Centro's coworking scene.
COMOComoworking
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Botafogo
- Vibe and Amenities
- Modern, minimalist design aimed at fostering creativity, with a lounge, balcony/terrace, communal living area, and reception.
A Doca
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Ipanema
- Vibe and Amenities
- A few blocks from both Ipanema beach and Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, near Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz — surrounded by coconut-water stands and açaí spots for lunch breaks.
Cluster Rio EC
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Flamengo
- Vibe and Amenities
- About 10 minutes from Largo do Machado metro station, surrounded by banks, restaurants, and shops — a practical, no-frills option in a busy Zona Sul neighborhood.
Emwork
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Centro
- Vibe and Amenities
- Occupies the rooftop of a Centro office building five minutes from Santos Dumont airport, with a panoramic view of Guanabara Bay and Sugarloaf. Offers fixed monthly plans, private room rentals, meeting rooms, accounting services, and an on-site bar for informal networking.
Regus (Multiple Downtown & Zona Sul Locations)
- Day pass
- R$29
- Type
- Traditional coworking
- Neighborhood
- Centro and southern Zona Sul (Botafogo, Barra da Tijuca)
- Vibe and Amenities
- International chain with a Coworking Access Plan starting around this rate per visit, plus hourly hot-desking and dedicated desks; corporate, business-center feel rather than a creative/startup vibe. Multiple locations across the city.
Coworking Town at Hotel Pestana
- Type
- Hotel-based coworking
- Neighborhood
- Copacabana (Av. Atlântica)
- Vibe and Amenities
- A coworking operation embedded inside Hotel Pestana on Copacabana's beachfront avenue; coworkers get access to the hotel's common areas — lobby, meeting rooms, an event space, and a rooftop bar with sweeping ocean/city views.
Jo&Joe Largo Do Boticário
- Type
- Hotel-based coworking
- Neighborhood
- Cosme Velho
- Vibe and Amenities
- A hotel-hostel hybrid set across six restored neocolonial houses, with a coworking corner, two pools, on-site bars and a restaurant open to non-guests, and regular workshops/cultural events blending travelers with locals.
Selina Lapa
- Type
- Hotel-based coworking
- Neighborhood
- Lapa
- Vibe and Amenities
- Part of the Selina hotel-hostel chain; combines a coworking area with rooms, a rooftop happy hour, and a deliberately mixed work/social atmosphere in Rio's samba-and-nightlife district.
Selina Copacabana
- Type
- Hotel-based coworking
- Neighborhood
- Copacabana
- Vibe and Amenities
- Beachfront hotel-hostel with a coworking space, an on-site cinema, and a rooftop with ocean views, positioned as a work-meets-lifestyle base a short walk from Copacabana beach.
Membership Clubs and Co-living Hybrids
- Context Note
- No Soho House-style private members' club with a physical clubhouse currently operates in Rio de Janeiro. Soho House's only Brazilian clubhouse is Soho House São Paulo, not Rio. Rio de Janeiro is listed on Soho House's 'Cities Without Houses' (CWH) roster, a membership tier that hosts regular members-only events in cities lacking a physical House and lets members traveling through Rio use the CWH platform, but there is no bedrooms/bar/coworking building in Rio itself. Reference Pricing From Nearest Physical House: Location: Soho House São Paulo (not Rio). Note On Pricing: This is São Paulo pricing, included only for reference since it is Soho House's nearest physical Brazilian location; it is not a Rio-specific fee. Annual Membership: BRL 10,200 (about US$1,870). Annual Membership Under 27: BRL 6,450 (about US$1,183).
Clubs and Hybrids
Nova Era Vidigal Coliving and Coworking (Formerly Favela Experience Vidigal)
- Type
- Co-living / co-working hybrid
- Neighborhood
- Vidigal (hillside favela adjoining Leblon/Ipanema, South Zone)
- Vibe and Amenities
- Described as "the new coworking and coliving space that offers digital nomads affordable accommodation in a one-of-a-kind location," set in the "vibrant pacified favela of Vidigal, well known for it's artistic character and breathtaking views." It offers both shared and private rooms with private bathrooms and air conditioning, plus a dedicated coworking area with desks, a flat-screen and whiteboards, alongside a shared kitchen, dining area, library corner, on-site bar, and a rooftop terrace facing both the Dois Irmãos mountains and the sea.
Pricing
- Published Starting Nightly Rate
- R$158
- Monthly Or Membership Pricing
- Not publicly listed; the property markets itself around nightly/short-stay rates rather than a fixed monthly membership fee, so longer stays appear to be negotiated directly with the property.
Nomadico Coliving (Santa Teresa)
- Type
- Co-living / co-working hybrid
- Neighborhood
- Santa Teresa (bohemian hillside district near central Rio and Lapa)
- Vibe and Amenities
- An artsy guesthouse-turned-coliving run by a host with roughly two decades of experience, offering a dedicated coworking space with fast Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and city views, plus a large communal table, a balcony hammock for calls, in-room desks, and a shared cowork kitchen. The community is centered in the hills of Santa Teresa, with mornings in the garden overlooking the city and evenings flowing into Lapa's nightlife, and a community manager co-creates weekly group activities such as hikes and beach time.
Pricing
- Monthly Or Membership Pricing
- Not published in available sources; the operator states rates are among the most competitive in Rio's coliving scene but directs bookings to its own site rather than listing fixed figures publicly.
Day Pass or Monthly?
A monthly pass pays off after about 11 visits.
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