Wender·Vista
Campo Grande
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileBrazil
on the red earth of Mato Grosso do Sul, the gateway to the Pantanal

Campo Grande

— — the colour the road takes home with you.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, set on a low plateau where the cerrado opens west toward the Pantanal. Locals call it Cidade Morena for the rust-red earth that stains shoes, tyres, and the white walls of the older houses. Wide avenues, ipe trees that go yellow in August, and the slow southern Brazilian Portuguese that softens every consonant.

from the studio
Campo Grande
— bring it home

Campo Grande, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Campo Grande

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Campo Grande sits at roughly 592 metres on the Maracaju plateau in central-western Brazil, the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul since the state's creation in 1977. The city was founded in 1899 by settlers from Minas Gerais and grew along the Noroeste do Brasil railway that reached it in 1914. Today around 900,000 people live there, and the city serves as the road and air gateway to the northern Pantanal wetlands roughly 200 kilometres west.

— the colour

The nickname Cidade Morena comes from the deep red latosol that covers the surrounding cerrado — iron-rich tropical soil weathered over millions of years from the underlying basalt of the Paraná basin. Older neighbourhoods carry a permanent dust line along their lower walls. In the dry months from June to September the colour intensifies; the first storms of October turn the streets briefly into shallow rivers of ochre water before the drains catch up.

— informed by Wikipedia — Cerrado
— the visit

Most visitors arrive at Campo Grande International Airport and stay one or two nights before continuing to Bonito or to one of the Pantanal lodges along the Estrada Parque. The Feira Central, open Wednesday through Sunday evenings, is the city's best-loved meal — sobá noodles brought by Okinawan immigrants in the 1950s, served alongside pastel and caldo de piranha. The Museu das Culturas Dom Bosco holds an unusually deep collection of Bororo and Xavante material.

— where
Brazil · Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul
— elevation
592 m · 1,942 ft
— position
-20.4697° S · 54.6201° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
300 km SW
Bonito
river-cave town
200 km W
Pantanal
wetland
140 km W
Aquidauana
Pantanal gateway town
N
Campo Grande
Bonito
Pantanal
Aquidauana
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Campo Grande — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The nickname refers to the deep red earth that surrounds the city, an iron-rich tropical soil weathered from the basalt of the Paraná basin. The colour stains walls, shoes, and the dry-season air.

Campo Grande is the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, a state in central-western Brazil created in 1977 when Mato Grosso was split in two. Around 900,000 people live in the city.

The eastern edge of the Pantanal wetlands begins about 200 kilometres west of Campo Grande, reached by the BR-262 highway through Aquidauana and Miranda. Most Pantanal lodges arrange transfers from the city.

The Feira Central in Campo Grande is best known for sobá, a noodle soup brought by Okinawan immigrants in the 1950s and now considered the city's signature dish. The market runs Wednesday through Sunday evenings.

The dry season from June through September is the most comfortable time, with cooler nights and easier road access to the Pantanal. October through March is hot, humid, and punctuated by strong afternoon storms.

The city sits at roughly 592 metres above sea level on the Maracaju plateau, one of the highest state capitals in central Brazil. The elevation moderates the tropical heat slightly compared with the lowlands to the west.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for someone with ties to the state. Locals recognise the red-earth palette and the wide-sky horizon immediately. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio reads as homesickness answered.

The warm ochre and clay tones sit naturally in earth-tone modern, Southwestern, and warm-minimalist rooms. It also works in rustic kitchens with terracotta tile and unpainted wood.

Yes. The red-clay and burnt-sienna range has held through several seasons of warm-earth interiors and pairs cleanly with travertine, raw plaster, and oiled walnut.

A single Large reads cleanly above a console. Over a sofa we recommend a 4-tile Mural for standard sofas and a 9-tile Mural for sectionals and longer pieces.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation on splashbacks, shower walls, and powder-room features.

A soft microfibre cloth and clean water. No abrasive pads, no ammonia-based cleaners. The colour lives in the ceramic surface itself, so it does not lift or fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license third-party images and we do not reproduce other artists' work.

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