Santa Teresa bucolic neighborhood in a private tour

To visit Santa Teresa is to discover historic houses, see Rio's most beautiful viewpoints, appreciate art studios, eat in the most authentic restaurants and bars of the city and interact with the local community, who are always receptive and welcoming. Santa Teresa's narrow streets are lined with double-story town-houses with vivid gardens, studios and restaurants surrounding its most important architectural gem - the Santa Teresa Convent. Escadaria Selarón para o Convento de Santa Teresa Staircase that gives access to the Santa Teresa Convent with 215 steps covered in ceramic mosaic in green, yellow and blue, a homage of Selarón, the plastic artists to the Brazilian population. Besides the cracked colored tiles, the laces of staircase also show full size tiles from various parts of the world. Thus it became a collection of tiles with almost 1, 000 different pieces. Visit the Ruins Park is another icon of this neighborhood and Castro Maia museum.