Wender·Vista
Foz do Iguaçu
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileBrazil
at the tri-border, where Brazil meets Argentina and Paraguay

Foz do Iguaçu

— — the river that sounds like a long exhale.

— 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

“A city in the far west of Paraná, where the Iguaçu river opens its mouth across hundreds of basalt steps and falls into the Devil's Throat. The Brazilian side gives you the panorama: a single long boardwalk above the spray, the green of the rainforest closing behind you. The Argentine side gives you the close-up. Both sides give you the same constant low roar carried half a kilometre on still mornings. The town itself is workmanlike, three borders away from anywhere, and at night the sky over the river goes the colour of cooling iron. from the studio

from the studio
Foz do Iguaçu
— bring it home

Foz do Iguaçu, 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 Foz do Iguaçu

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

Foz do Iguaçu is a city in the far western corner of Paraná state, in southern Brazil, at the confluence of the Iguaçu and Paraná rivers. It sits on the Triple Frontier with Puerto Iguazú in Argentina and Ciudad del Este in Paraguay. The municipal population is about 285,000. Its anchor is Iguaçu National Park, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, which protects roughly 185,000 hectares of subtropical Atlantic Forest around the falls. The city also borders the Itaipu binational hydroelectric dam, one of the largest power stations in the world by annual generation.

— the water

The Iguaçu falls span roughly 2.7 kilometres along a horseshoe edge of basalt, divided into around 275 individual cataracts depending on river volume. The Devil's Throat (Garganta do Diabo) is the deepest single drop, about 80 metres, and lies on the Argentine side of the international boundary. The Brazilian-side panorama is the long, distant view; the Argentine-side network of catwalks lets visitors stand directly above the Throat. Mean discharge is around 1,750 cubic metres per second, with seasonal peaks reaching several times that figure after Atlantic rain pulses upstream.

— the visit

The Brazilian park entrance sits about 17 kilometres south of central Foz do Iguaçu, served by Cataratas International Airport (IGU) and a regular city bus line. Park admission is timed-entry and includes a shuttle along the access road to the canyon-rim trail; the boardwalk to the lower viewpoint, near Salto Floriano, takes most visitors around two hours round-trip. The Argentine side is reached across the Tancredo Neves Bridge with a passport. Visitor numbers on the Brazilian side reached roughly 2 million in recent years, with peak crowds in Brazilian school holidays and the dry-season window from May to August.

— where
Brazil · Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
— within
Iguaçu National Park
— elevation
192 m · 630 ft
— position
-25.5163° S · 54.5854° 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.
20 km N
Itaipu Dam
binational hydroelectric dam
9 km S
Marco das Três Fronteiras
tri-border monument
17 km S
Parque das Aves
Atlantic Forest bird sanctuary
8 km SW
Puerto Iguazú
Argentine border town
N
Foz do Iguaçu
Itaipu Dam
Marco das Três Fronteiras
Parque das Aves
Puerto Iguazú
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Foz do Iguaçu — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Foz do Iguaçu is a city in the far west of Paraná state, in southern Brazil. It sits at the Triple Frontier with Argentina and Paraguay, where the Iguaçu river meets the Paraná.

The Iguaçu falls run roughly 2.7 kilometres along a basalt edge, with around 275 individual cataracts at average flow. The Devil's Throat, the deepest drop, falls about 80 metres on the Argentine side.

The Brazil side gives the long panoramic view across the full horseshoe. The Argentina side gives the close walks above and around the Devil's Throat. Most visitors with two days do both.

The dry months from May to August have the steadiest viewing and the easiest catwalks. Water volume peaks after heavy summer rains; the falls are most powerful but the air is wettest from December to February.

Yes. Iguaçu National Park on the Brazilian side and Iguazú National Park on the Argentine side together protect about 250,000 hectares of subtropical Atlantic Forest, and both have been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Foz do Iguaçu hosts the Itaipu binational hydroelectric dam, one of the largest power stations in the world by annual generation. The city is also a major Latin American melting pot, with Lebanese, Chinese, and Paraguayan communities.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for travellers who hold the Iguaçu trip as a high point of their lives. The falls are one of the defining South American landscapes. A Medium or a Large carries the scale of the river well.

The greens, basalts, and cold whites in the artwork sit well with Biophilic, Tropical-Modern, and Jewel-tone Maximalist interiors. The piece reads as wet, alive, and architectural at the same time.

Yes. Biophilic interiors lean on water imagery, dense plant texture, and the sense of being inside a landscape. The Iguaçu artwork carries all three, and reads as a window rather than a poster.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads as a window onto the canyon. For wider walls, a 4-tile Mural opens the room. Over a console or in an entry, the Medium works.

Yes, in our Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for humid rooms and vertical installations. The Glossy finish is for framed wall art in dry rooms.

A dry or barely damp microfibre cloth. Plain water is fine for stubborn marks. Avoid abrasive sponges, citrus cleaners, and anything ammonia-based, which can dull the surface over time.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, hand-finished in-house. We do not license imagery from other artists or stock libraries.

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