A taste of the district
By the cathedral square in São Paulo's old Centro, the Rua do Ouro — the Street of Gold — packs over three hundred shops into a hundred metres, working gold and the coloured stones Brazil is famous for. This is a gem country's own corridor, where amethyst, citrine, tourmaline and topaz are set and sold. These are the forms Brazil's stones take here, sourced on Amazon so a taste of the trade can travel home.
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Sterling silver · natural amethyst
Purple quartz set in a ring — amethyst is one of Brazil's signature stones, and a mainstay of the coloured gems worked along the Rua do Ouro.
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Sterling silver · natural citrine
Warm golden quartz — citrine, one of Brazil's most abundant and widely exported stones, set as a ring the way the Street of Gold has long done.
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Sterling silver · natural topaz
The deep blue-green beryl Brazil sends the world — London Blue topaz, rounding out the Brazilian gemstone trio alongside amethyst and citrine.
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10K gold · natural aquamarine
A natural aquamarine centre in gold — Brazil's most internationally famous stone, from the pegmatites of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo.
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Natural tourmaline
Bi-colour pink-and-green tourmaline — Brazil's most visually distinctive gemstone specialty, set as a ring.
Studs
14K gold · natural amethyst
Natural amethyst set in gold at the ear — the accessible everyday piece beside the district's ring-led shelf.
Pendant
Gold-plated steel · natural stone
A natural stone on gold-plated metal — Brazil's semijoia tradition of affordable plated jewellery set with real stones, a major São Paulo trade.
Hoops
Gold-plated · silver posts
Gold-plated hoops with silver posts — the everyday semijoia counterpart to the district's fine-gemstone shelf.