Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón) Tours and Tickets

Q: How much does it cost to visit Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón) in 2024?

The Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón) are free to visit. Short tours that combine the Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón) with Christ the Redeemer (but exclude admission tickets) start at US$43. Full-day sightseeing tours of Rio de Janeiro that include a barbecue lunch and transport cost from US$72.

Q: Why are the Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón) so famous?

The Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón) are famous because they are one of Rio's most colorful and photo-worthy attractions, which Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón created. They are also renowned for featuring in the music video for the song Beautiful by Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams.

Q: Are the Selarón Steps safe to visit, especially at night?

The Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón) are considered safe to visit. They are in Santa Teresa, one of Rio's safer neighborhoods, and are always crowded during the day. Though many travelers report feeling safe at night, Rio has a high crime rate that requires caution at all times.

Q: What other nearby attractions should you visit after seeing the Selarón Steps?

After seeing the Selarón Steps, head to the ultra-futuristic Rio de Janeiro Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião), which is just a 12-minute walk from the steps. The early 20th-century Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro, with its distinctly Parisian architecture, is also only 15 minutes away on foot.

Q: What is the best time of day to visit the Selarón Steps for photos?

As one of Rio's top attractions, the Selarón Steps are nearly always crowded unless you visit in the early morning, around 7am. Just after sunrise provides the best lighting and fewest crowds, though it's likely you'll still have to wait in line to snap crowd-free photographs of the colorful attraction.

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Kristel_S, Feb 2026

Sugarloaf and Christ The Redeemer

The guide was great. A clean air conditioned van. My only complaint was that we did not visit all the stops advertised.

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Kathy_V, Jan 2026

Awesome Day!

Was a well organized day. Igor our tour guide was very personable and friendly. Van was comfortable, clean, and driver was pretty great getting us around the city!

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Antoine_J, Apr 2026

Christ the redeemer,...

Christ the redeemer, sugar loaf, the steps were all pretty awesome. Our guide was really great with English.

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Annie_V, Apr 2026

Great tour!

Despite getting underway a little late (thanks to lots of traffic), this was an amazing tour!! Henrique was fantastic. He provided all kinds of great details about the places we went, and kept us all organized and safe on a crowded day.

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Charles_P, Apr 2026

Wonderful day out in Rio

This was a great experience ... everything was so well organized. Lorraine, the tour guide, was s great host and reoganized the schedule so that we didn't go up to Christ the Redeemer statue when it was cloudy. The pace was perfect and we spent the right amount of time at each of the sites we visited. The experience was correctly priced and I would highly recommend going with this group. I went alone and found the group welcoming.

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Ian_I, Apr 2026

Great for the ‘must sees’ in Rio.

A great day out that gets you to the ‘must see’ attractions. Flávio our guide adjusted the tour so that we missed the busy times at the main attractions thus reducing queue times which was good. It would have been helpful to me if he’d had a lollipop stick/ flag/ umbrella to see him as a couple of times I lost him for a short while. One guide I saw had an oven glove (mitten) which was unique when he raised his hand.