Botafogo Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro Sugar Loaf Mountain

Sugar Loaf Mountain

(Pão de Açúcar) A visit to Rio de Janeiro would not be complete without a trip to one of the world's most popular attractions. Inaugurated in 1912, the Cable Cars of Sugar Loaf Mountain have been prov ...more »

  • Location: Urca
  • Type: Sugar Loaf Mountain
  • Tel: +55 (21) 2546-8400

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Next to the Christ the Redeemer Statue, Sugar Loaf Mountain is probably Rio’s most recognized and celebrated icon. Visitors have been riding its cable cars to the summit since 1912.

Immortalized in film {"Now, Voyager", 1942 – starring Bette Davis and 'Moonraker', 1979 – featuring Roger Moore as James Bond}, song ('Sugar Loaf', 1982 – recorded on Herb Albert’s Fandango album} and even animated on TV {the Simpson’s episode of 'Blame it on Lisa'} – Sugar Loaf’s omnipresence in the city is hard to ignore. 

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