Sights · Our pick in Rio
The Escadaria Selarón
Lapa to Santa Teresa
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About The Escadaria Selarón
The Escadaria Selarón climbs from Lapa to Santa Teresa; the artist Jorge Selarón covered its steps in thousands of tiles in red, green, yellow and blue. Go early, before the crowds.
Why it's on our list
- Go early
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Escadaria Selarón before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Escadaria Selarón, as the crow flies.
- Vila Galé Rio de Janeiro600 m7 min walk
- Santa Teresa Hotel RJ – MGallery1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Escadaria Selarón are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- CinelândiaLine 1Line 2650 m8 min walk
- GlóriaLine 1Line 2650 m8 min walk
- CariocaLine 1Line 2900 m11 min walk
Key sights
- The Theatro Municipal750 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Santos Dumont Airport1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Museu do Amanhã2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 13 min
- The Sugarloaf cable car4.7 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Christ the Redeemer5.2 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Copacabana Beach6.7 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 27 min
- Ipanema Beach8.3 kmCycle 42 minCar or taxi 33 min
- Galeão Airport14 kmCar or taxi 52 min