HOTELBritânico

Inside the house

Much of what is on display predates the hotel. The reception china cabinet is solid mahogany, made around 1890 in English Victorian style. Each of the oldest pieces has a small plaque in Portuguese and English explaining what it is and where it came from. It's worth looking closely.

Solid mahogany English Victorian china cabinet from 1890, with blue and white china behind worked glass doors — Solid mahogany china cabinet in English Victorian style, made in southern Brazil around 1890. The plaque on the marble counter tells the story.

Living room with lit fireplace, armchairs and framed nautical posters on the walls — The living room fireplace, surrounded by British ocean liner posters.

Framed British royal coat of arms on an exposed brick wall, lit by a hanging lamp — The royal coat of arms on the brick wall, with the motto Dieu et mon droit.

Detail of carved dark wood and gilt hardware on an antique piece of furniture — Original carving and hardware, in detail.

Red-walled hall with a long wooden table, a striped armchair and British pictures — The red hall, where the long table becomes a meeting point in the late afternoon.

Felt hat resting on old bound books against a brick wall — Bound books and a felt hat, among the oldest objects in the house.

Glazed veranda with hanging ferns and green-topped tables — The glazed veranda, covered in ferns, open all day.

Glass pendant lamps over a wooden table, with a lily arrangement and the veranda in the background — The glass pendants over the large table, in the late afternoon.

Cushion with the Union Jack on a leather sofa, with a green banker's lamp in the background — The living room in the late afternoon, with the leather sofa and the banker's lamp.