Casa de Pedra- House of Stone
Casa de Pedras is the beautiful home of Estevão Silva da Conceição, known as the “Brazilian Gaudí.” Silva worked for over three decades to build a unique home for his family in the city. Located in Paraisópolis, Silva shared that he worked as a janitor and a gardener in a luxury condominium and used his remaining time to build and expand his home.
It is a mix between a castle and a tree house. The house is remarkably similar to the architectural work done by Antonio Gaudí, but the builder has no formal education or architectural knowledge and has never heard of Gaudi. He traveled to Spain to see Gaudi’s work and saw the uncanny resemblance.