Castelo Edimar Moreira

São João Nepomuceno, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Brazil

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Castelo Edimar Moreira, officially known as Castelo Monalisa, is a grand castle located in the rural Carlos Alves district of São João Nepomuceno in Minas Gerais, Brazil, built by former federal deputy Edmar Moreira starting in 1980 and completed in 1991.

The castle sits on a massive 192-hectare property equivalent to roughly 268-280 football fields and features 12 towers, 37 suites with closets, three large halls, an industrial kitchen capable of preparing meals for 200 people, a bar, grilling area, underground wine cellar for 8,000 bottles, a chapel, and an aquatic park with pools and fountains.

The property gained national notoriety in 2009 when Edmar Moreira was investigated for not declaring the castle—then valued at over R$ 20 million—in his 2006 campaign finances, leading to his expulsion from his party and earning him the nickname "deputy of the castle".

After Moreira's death in 2023 at age 83, his heirs have attempted to sell the castle, with a 2021 auction starting at R$ 30 million (though the auction was suspended) and a 2025 listing pricing it at R$ 55 million. In January 2026, news emerged that the castle will be converted into an exclusive resort for hair transplant procedures.