Largo dos Guimarães, Railway platform and tourist attraction in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Largo dos Guimarães is a small cobblestone square in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, surrounded by old buildings, bars, restaurants, and small shops. It sits at the junction of Rua Pascoal Carlos Magno and Rua Almirante Alexandrino and also serves as a stop on the neighborhood's historic tram line.

The square was formed in 1857 on land that had belonged to João Joaquim Marques de Castro, later divided and sold in smaller plots. Its name comes from Joaquim Fonseca Guimarães, a farmer whose family sold parts of the surrounding land, giving the square and the wider area their name.

Largo dos Guimarães is the social center of Santa Teresa, where musicians play in the open air, painters work on the street, and people gather at outdoor tables to share food and conversation. Around the square, small shops sell handmade crafts and vintage items, making it a space that feels as much lived-in as it is visited.

The square is easy to reach on foot and sits at the heart of Santa Teresa, where streets are narrow and sometimes steep. The historic tram, known as the bondinho, stops right at the square and is a straightforward way to get around the neighborhood.

In the late 1800s, a steam-powered elevator connected the neighborhood to lower parts of the city, and small trains pulled by donkeys left from this square to reach houses and farms further up the hills. A nearby building, the Armazém São Joaquim, was once a grain store and still has its original floors and pillars, now serving food and drinks.