Up in the hillside away from Rio’s golden shores is Santa Teresa, a charming neighbourhood of cobbled streets and boundless views over the city below. The winding roads are lined by aging mansions, many of which have been transformed by local artists into open-house studios and art galleries.
In Largo de Guimarães, the main square of Santa Teresa, is the Camayoc Huasi gallery, a multi-purpose venue where artists can come to work and where visitors pop in to browse the local art and pick up unique souvenirs (and where we visit on our Made In Rio de Janeiro tour). It’s here where Domingos Cardoso da Silva, a local artist, can be found painting to the sound of jazz or some classical Brazilian tune drifting softly in the background.