HOTEL QUINTANDINHA, Petrópolis, Brazil. Postcard

HOTEL QUINTANDINHA
Petrópolis

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Photo: Hellmuth Wagner.

The Palácio Quitandinha is a historic former luxury resort hotel in Petrópolis. Designed by Italian architect Luis Fossatti, and constructed between 1941 and 1946 by Brazilian entrepreneur Joaquim Rolla, the Palácio Quitandinha is one of the most impressive architectural monuments in Petrópolis. The exterior is in the Norman-French style, while the interior is a mix of Brazilian Baroque and Art Deco. The surface area of the hotel is 50 thousand square meters. In 1947, the Palácio Quitandinha was the site of the Rio Treaty, attended by United States President Harry Truman. Notable guests who stayed at the hotel included Errol Flynn, Orson Welles, Lana Turner, Henry Fonda, Maurice Chevalier, Greta Garbo, Carmen Miranda, Walt Disney, Bing Crosby, politicians like Eva Perón and president Getúlio Vargas of Brazil and king Carol II of Romania. The hotel eventually closed in 1962 and its rooms were sold as private residences in 1963.

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