The World’s 100 Best Palaces · 2026
The Best Palaces in Latin America
2 of the 100 palaces in The World’s 100 Best Palaces 2026 are in Latin America. The highest placed is Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro, at number 70 in the world.
Two palaces in Brazil
The Imperial Palace in Petrópolis was the summer palace of Emperor Dom Pedro II and now houses the Imperial Museum, with the imperial crown and a pavilion of carriages. Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro was the presidential seat and is now the Museum of the Republic; a garden with a lake and a grotto lies behind it.
Palaces
Best by region
- The NordicsFrederiksborg CastleHillerød, DenmarkN° 4
- EuropePeleș CastleSinaia, RomaniaN° 1
- AsiaMehrangarh FortJodhpur, IndiaN° 3
- The Middle EastQasr Al WatanAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesN° 13
- North AmericaChapultepec CastleMexico City, MexicoN° 26
- Latin AmericaCatete PalaceRio de Janeiro, BrazilN° 70