Wallpaper - Greetings from Rio de Janeiro - Screenprint Postcard

Our Greetings from Rio de Janeiro design captures the coastal silhouette of the Brazilian city in a distinct mid-century postcard style. Originating from The Tichnor Brothers, this screenprint-inspired motif sets a deep blue bay against a dense coastal skyline, bordered by lush green headlands and dramatic rocky hills that rise straight from the water. The sky shifts gently from warm orange tones at the horizon into a muted steel blue, creating rich contrast across the landscape. Like all our wallpapers, this mural is made-to-measure, PVC-free, and printed on paper with a subtle surface structure.

In the room

Because of the sweeping horizontal perspective and scenic scale, we see this wall mural working particularly well on a wider, uninterrupted wall in a living room. Giving the panoramic coastline plenty of space allows the transition from city architecture to open bay and distant mountains to unfold naturally across the room.

In a holiday home or open living area, it serves as an expressive focal wall behind a sofa or low sideboard. The rich combination of earthy greenery and steel blue gives the space visual depth without feeling overcrowded, while the stylized screenprint aesthetic brings a warm, nostalgic character that suits both heritage-influenced and contemporary interiors.

Styling it

When styling around this design, we suggest balancing its illustrative detail with grounded, clean-lined furnishings:

• Introduce furniture in mid-toned or dark wood, such as walnut or warm teak, to echo the retro 20th-century print aesthetic.
• Choose low-profile seating and uncomplicated silhouettes that keep the horizon line and mountain peaks visible across the wall.
• Balance the detailed cityscape with solid, unpatterned upholstery in textured fabrics, allowing the mural wallpapers to remain the main visual focus.

Colour combinations

The palette in our wallpaper centres on rich steel blue in the water and upper sky, earthy greens across the surrounding mountains, and warm orange along the horizon.

For adjacent walls and painted woodwork, we like using a soft off-white or light stone shade to keep the surrounding space bright and let the mural carry the colour. If you prefer a richer setting, bringing out the steel blue on adjacent trim or incorporating accents in muted terracotta or warm ochre will tie the room naturally to the tones within the landscape.

About our wallpaper

At Wallism, our wallpapers are made-to-measure to fit your specific wall dimensions, which helps reduce unnecessary excess paper compared to standard rolls. Every design is produced on PVC-free paper with a subtle physical structure and is designed to be straightforward to hang, offering flexible solutions for homeowners and renters alike.