The Stairs To Santa Teresa

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The Convent Stairway

These stairs are a mosaic made of over 2 thousand especially made tiles which were broken with a hammer, the 215 steps and are a tribute to the people of Brazil by being in the colour of the Brazilian flag, green blue and yellow.

The artist began in 1990 and when he nearly finished in 1998 he decided to make the stairs a constantly changing work of art and therefore invites people from all over the world to send in a tile and he will send a photo of the tile in the step. The current tiles are from all over the world.

The artist is called Selaron and he is a chillean painter, at the bottom of the stairs is a picture of a pregnant woman which he paints in all of his work due to a personal problem.

The whole piece is a tribute to the people who have helped put Brazil on the map , sports stars, jornalists, models, actors etc;

These stairs are really famous and have been in magazines across the world as well as famous artists like Snoop Dogg and Pharell Williams making music videos here.

I must say they are well impressive and definitely one of the best sites in Rio.

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Photos

Santa Teresa Stairs
Myself, Gemma and Carly in the stairs of Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa Stairs 2
The stairs of Santa Teresa

Brasil is Beautiful
The Graffiti at the end of th stairs painted by the same artist who constructed the stairs