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Escadaria Selarón

Tiled staircase between Lapa and Santa Teresa.

Escadaria Selarón
Donatas Dabravolskas / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Filming friendly80%(18)
Felt safe53%(17)
Worth visiting80%(18)
Photogenic93%(25)
Room to shoot21%(17)
Good value93%(25)
Drone friendly10%(19)
Tripod OK21%(17)

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2.9

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Could you film freely here?80% (18)
Did it feel safe?53% (17)
Worth visiting?80% (18)
Great for content?93% (25)
Space to set up and get the shot?21% (17)
Worth the price?93% (25)
Was it chill to fly a drone?10% (19)
Could you use a tripod or gimbal?21% (17)
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Jorge Selarón's stairway of 215 steps covered in tiles from around the world. It is free, open and narrow, so it fills up through the day. Early morning gives the clearest frames. Keep your things close in the crowd.

Pros
  • +Unmistakable colourful backdrop
  • +Free and central
  • +Iconic Rio frame
Cons
  • Crowded and narrow
  • Mind your gear
  • No room for tripods

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