If you want a real insight into Rio´s adorable origin that is engraved into the hills of Rio de Janeiro, take the tram - the "bondinho" - in the city centre. You arrive in Santa Teresa, a place of poets, writers, musicians and painters which all are atracted by the rural landscape that is surrounded by the nice traditional architecture and the lovely climate. The topografical characteristics of the quarter transform the lifestyle of its habitants into an area totally residencial. It is the unique quarter in Rio de Janeiro that preserves the "bondinho" for going around and for a touristic atraction. Living in Santa Teresa means reconciling with a past that is getting more and more into distance.