Rio de Janeiro Trip Overview
This walk will allow you to discover the bohemian district of Santa Teresa by accessing it by the famous yellow tram, then wandering at your own pace before reaching Lapa by the famous colorful staircase of Selaron then ending your visit with Cinelandia square.
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Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This walk will allow you to discover the bohemian district of Santa Teresa by accessing it by the famous yellow tram, then wandering at your own pace before reaching Lapa by the famous colorful staircase of Selaron then ending your visit with Cinelandia square.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Station of Santa Teresa trams, R. Lélio Gama, s/n – Centro, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 20031-080, Brazil
We will arrive at the Santa Teresa Tram station to take the famous yellow Bonde (tram) to go up to the Santa Teresa district. It is a panoramic walk of thirty minutes full of charm.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Largo dos Guimaraes, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20241-310 Brazil
Walk and around the Largo dos Guimaraes in the heart of Santa Teresa to discover its houses from the end of the XIXth, beginning of the XXth, nice views, restaurants and bars which also make this district famous.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Centro Cultural Municipal Parque das Ruinas, Rua Murtinho Nobre 169, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20241-050 Brazil
The iconic point of Santa Teresa, former home of Laurinda Santos Lobo transformed into a gazebo with an incredible view of the Centro, the Arches of Lapa, Christ and Botafogo
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Escadaria Selaron, Rua Joaquim Silva S/N, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20241-110 Brazil
Leaving Santa Teresa to go to Lapa at the foot of the hill, we will pass by the famous multicolored staircase of George Selaron, Chilean artist who created it in about twenty years.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Carioca Aqueduct, Rua Riachuelo 27, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20230-010 Brazil
We will continue to stroll while admiring the multiple graffiti which decorate the walls of this district to reach the arches of Lapa, old Rio aqueduct dating from the XVIII and supplying water to the city of Rio until the end of the XIX. The tram from passes through the aqueduct to access Santa Teresa
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Cinelandia, Avenue rio Branco, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20031-050 Brazil
Presentation of the square with its major attractions such as the Teatro Municipal (the Rio opera house), the Museu das Bellas Artes, La Camara Municipal, La Biblioteca Nacional, Le Teatro Odeon (the only cinema in the square still in operation)
Duration: 20 minutes
