Wender·Vista
Uberlândia
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileBrazil
in the Triângulo Mineiro, western Minas Gerais

Uberlândia

— — a planned city that the cerrado still touches.

— 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 grid city of about 700,000 in the Brazilian cerrado, planned wide and orderly in the late twentieth century. Sabiá Park sits at its centre with a long artificial lake and a stand of native trees. Coffee, grain, and a major intermodal terminal pass through. The light in October, when the ipê trees flower yellow and pink, is the season locals tell visitors to come for. — from the studio

from the studio
Uberlândia
— bring it home

Uberlândia, 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 Uberlândia

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

Uberlândia sits in the Triângulo Mineiro region of western Minas Gerais, Brazil, on a high plateau in the cerrado at about 863 metres elevation. The municipality covers roughly 4,115 square kilometres and held an estimated population near 713,000 at the 2022 census, making it the second-largest city in Minas Gerais after Belo Horizonte. It was raised from district to municipality in 1888 under the name São Pedro de Uberabinha, and renamed Uberlândia in 1929. The city is a major hub for agribusiness, logistics, and the Federal University of Uberlândia.

— the season

Uberlândia has the savanna climate of the cerrado: a wet season from October to March and a dry season from April to September. The dry months bring hazy afternoon skies and brown grass; the wet months bring late-day thunderstorms and the regrowth that the cerrado is built for. The signal moment in the local year is the flowering of the ipê trees in August and September, when the yellow and pink ipê amarelo and ipê rosa line the avenues for two or three weeks before the first heavy rains return.

— informed by Wikipedia — Cerrado
— the visit

The city's central public space is Parque do Sabiá, a 1,850,000-square-metre park east of downtown opened in 1982, with a lake, a stadium, walking trails, and a small zoo. Praça Tubal Vilela anchors the historic core. Eduardo Gomes Airport sits about 8 kilometres north of the centre with daily flights to São Paulo and Brasília. Most international visitors connect through Guarulhos. The road grid is wide and signposted; ride-hailing apps work well. The Federal University of Uberlândia campuses are spread across several neighbourhoods.

— where
Brazil · Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
— elevation
863 m · 2,831 ft
— position
-18.9186° S · 48.2772° 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.
4 km E
Parque do Sabiá
urban park
105 km S
Uberaba
city
440 km N
Brasília
capital city
555 km E
Belo Horizonte
capital city
N
Uberlândia
Parque do Sabiá
Uberaba
Brasília
Belo Horizonte
— common questions

What people ask.

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

In the Triângulo Mineiro region of western Minas Gerais, Brazil, on a cerrado plateau at about 863 metres elevation. It is roughly 440 kilometres south of Brasília and 555 kilometres west of Belo Horizonte.

The municipality covers about 4,115 square kilometres and had an estimated 713,000 residents at the 2022 census. It is the second-largest city in Minas Gerais after the state capital, Belo Horizonte.

Agribusiness, logistics, and higher education. It is a major Brazilian hub for grain and coffee distribution, sits on a strategic intermodal corridor, and is home to the Federal University of Uberlândia.

August and September. The dry season is ending, afternoons are clear, and the yellow ipê amarelo and pink ipê rosa trees flower along the avenues for two or three weeks before the wet season returns.

Parque do Sabiá, opened in 1982, on the east side of the centre. It covers about 1.85 million square metres and includes a lake, walking trails, a football stadium, and a small zoo.

Eduardo Gomes Airport, about 8 kilometres north of the centre, has daily flights to São Paulo and Brasília. Most international visitors connect through Guarulhos and pick up a domestic flight from there.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers with ties to Minas Gerais. The tile reads as the city under cerrado light, not as a postcard. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries well.

The warm greens, ochres, and ipê yellows sit well in tropical-modern interiors, jewel-tone maximalist rooms, and warm-neutral studies that need one painterly anchor. Reads better in lamplight than in raw sun.

Tropical-modern design has moved away from rainforest motifs toward cerrado and savanna palettes. This tile fits that shift: a Brazil interior, not a coastal one, rendered in painterly stained-glass tones.

Above a console, a single Large at 16x20 reads well. Above a sofa, step up to a 4-tile Mural; a 9-tile Mural is the right scale for a tall feature wall or a staircase.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin finish for a soft sheen that resists scratches and steam, or the Matte finish for no sheen at all. Both handle humidity and daily wiping.

A dry microfibre cloth for dust; a microfibre dampened with water for anything stubborn. No solvents, no abrasive cleaners, no scouring pads. The colour lives in the surface and will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made by our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not licence the art and do not sell it through third parties.

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