Caramuru Viaduct, Neoclassical viaduct in Cidade Alta, Vitoria, Brazil

The Caramuru Viaduct is a neoclassical structure in the old part of Vitoria that connects Rua Dom Fernando and Rua Francisco Araújo across Rua Caramuru below. Stretching 34 meters, it skillfully bridges the steep elevation changes of the hillside setting.

The viaduct was built in 1925 during Florentino Avidos' administration, when the city was expanding and modernizing its infrastructure. This construction period helped connect Vitoria's different elevation levels more effectively.

The name comes from the Caramurus, members of a religious brotherhood who gathered at the nearby Franciscan convent. This connection to local spiritual life remains part of how residents understand and remember this site.

The viaduct stands in a public space in Cidade Alta and can be crossed on foot, linking Rua Dom Fernando and Rua Francisco Araújo over Rua Caramuru. It has two spans across its 34-metre length, so a crossing takes only a moment; the slope below the Franciscan convent is steep, and the street beneath carries traffic.

The viaduct was built in 1925 so trams could link Rua Dom Fernando and Rua Francisco Araújo, but engineers doubted it could bear a tram's weight and that the access curves were too tight, so no tram ever crossed it. It was widened in the 1930s, when colonial houses near the Igreja de São Gonçalo were demolished.