Escadaria Selarón
Escadaria Selarón is a 125-meter long public staircase and passageway in Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Jorge Selarón, this site is registered by the RJ Monuments Inventory and is one of the 23 sights in Brazil listed on this website. It is also one of the 12 most looked-up sights in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The weather in Rio de Janeiro is warmest from January to March, with daily highs reaching 30 °C. These months also see the most rain, averaging about 20 rainy days per month. July is the driest month, with about 4 rainy days and daily highs around 24 °C. Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) is 2 km away, and the site is 933 km from the capital, Brasília.
Visitors can combine a trip to these stairs with other nearby locations. The Rio de Janeiro Cathedral is 0.5 km away, while Sugarloaf Mountain is 4.4 km away. Other nearby sites include Maracanã Stadium at 5.2 km, Corcovado at 5.3 km, and Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos at 11.8 km.
Weather by month
The warmest month is February, with an average high of 30 °C. The wettest is January, with about 196 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Average low, °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Rainfall, mm | 196 | 131 | 161 | 113 | 71 | 57 | 52 | 46 | 82 | 100 | 142 | 196 |
| Rainy days | 21 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
