Chefs Week 2026 in Rio: nine days of star-studded dining in Copa

Between July 25 and August 2, 2026, Rio de Janeiro hosts the first Latin American edition of Chefs Week — an international gathering that brings together star chefs, wine producers, and gastronomic tourism programs across nine days of banquets, masterclasses, and pairings. The event stretches across Rio, Niterói, and Serra Fluminense; in Copacabana, Copacabana Palace is one of the venues.

Argos signs off on a stay at Barata Ribeiro 211, between Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Atlântica — three blocks from the Palace, six from the Fort. The guest who chooses the July 25–August 2 window to be in Copa is essentially curating a gastronomic lineup: Mee (one Michelin star), Oseille (one star), and Casa 201 (one star), all within a walkable twenty-minute radius.

What Chefs Week is

It’s a Portuguese food festival that’s been on the road for a decade in cities like Porto and Lisbon. The Rio edition is its Latin American debut. The program blends a multi-chef banquet in a single night, masterclasses in an open kitchen, pairings with exclusive labels, wine experiences, a forum, and a tourist itinerary. This edition’s guest city is Porto — Portuguese chefs come to cook with Brazilians, signing dishes four hands at a time.

Chefs and addresses that matter to the Copa guest

1. Alberto Morisawa, executive chef at Mee — a pan-Asian restaurant inside Copacabana Palace (Avenida Atlântica 1702), with one Michelin star. It’s Chefs Week’s anchor address in Copa. Reservations cluster around the program nights; enter through the hotel lobby.
2. Thomas Troisgros, at Oseille (Rua Barão da Torre 268, Ipanema) — one Michelin star, contemporary Franco-Brazilian cooking. Twenty minutes by car from the Palace, twelve from Argos’s studio on Barata Ribeiro.
3. João Paulo Frankenfeld, at Casa 201 (Rua Barão da Torre 201, Ipanema) — one Michelin star, author’s cuisine with a short tasting menu. Same logistics as Oseille.
4. Invited Portuguese chefs — Vítor Matos, João Oliveira, Pedro Lemos, Marlene Vieira, and Vítor Sobral appear in multi-hand banquets, with date and venue announced by the organizers close to the event. The guest who wants the Portuguese line books the specific banquets, not a random night.

If you’re staying in Copa between July 25 and August 2, you’re three blocks from one starred kitchen — and one neighborhood away from three more.

How to make the most of it from Copa — the Argos way

Book Mee at least two weeks ahead — Chefs Week nights fill up fast. Banquets or masterclasses require direct confirmation on the Chefs Week platform, with a ticket separate from the restaurant. A nighttime program in Ipanema (Oseille, Casa 201) pairs well with lunch in Copa and a walk back along Nossa Senhora de Copacabana; a taxi or rideshare from the Palace reaches Ipanema in twelve minutes outside rush hour. For a guest on a four-night window, the typical Argos itinerary is: one night at Mee, one starred night in Ipanema, and two nights of neighborhood Rio cooking outside the Michelin circuit.