The Santa Teresa Tram, or Tramway, is a historic tram line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It connects the city's centre with the primarily residential, inner-city neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, in the hills immediately southwest of downtown. It is mainly maintained as a tourist attraction and is nowadays considered a heritage tramway system, having been designated a national historic monument in 1985. The line has a very unusual gauge: 1,100 mm. The main line is 6.0 kilometres long.
Tram on a cobblestone-paved section
Santa Teresa tram over the aqueduct arches
Car 12 on the former Paula Matos line in 2007, here leaving a section of bidirectional single-track
A tram on the Carioca Aqueduct in 2010, viewed from the Chácara do Céu Museum
Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro
Santa Teresa is the name of a neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located on top of the Santa Teresa hill, by the centre of Rio, and is famous for its winding, narrow streets which are a favourite spot for artists and tourists.
Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro
View of the Convent of Santa Tereza (on the hill, to the right) in a 1790 painting. The pond in front was filled for the construction of the Passeio Público.
The Santa Teresa Tram has run over the Carioca Aqueduct since 1896.
The Selarón stairs.
