World Attraction Guides
Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)
Attraction Information
Attraction Information
Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)
Closest Hotels to Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar):
Shaped like a Victorian sugar loaf and 396m (1299ft) tall, Sugar Loaf Mountain stands high above the city of Rio de Janeiro and Baía de Guanabara (Guanabara Bay). The mountain is one of the most famous in the world and is a spectacular backdrop to Brazil’s most lively city. Visitors can see excellent views of Rio de Janeiro from the top of the mountain and sunsets are particularly spectacular. Cable cars, which were introduced by the engineer Augusto Ferreira Ramos in 1912, take visitors to the top of the mountain, although more adventurous travellers may choose to make the steep climb on foot.
Contact Addresses
RIOTUR – City of Rio de Janeiro Tourism Authority, Rua da Assembléia, 10 – 9° Floor, Centro 20119-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Tel: (021) 2217 7575
Website: www.rio.rj.gov.br/riotur
Transportation
Air: Rio de Janeiro Galeão Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport. Road: Bus: Regular public bus services. Car: Road towards city centre, then coastal road past Ipanema and Copacabana beaches to 'Urca' (from the south); south towards Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, then the exit marked 'Urca' (from the city centre).
Location
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Closest Hotels to Sugar Loaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar):
Shaped like a Victorian sugar loaf and 396m (1299ft) tall, Sugar Loaf Mountain stands high above the city of Rio de Janeiro and Baía de Guanabara (Guanabara Bay). The mountain is one of the most famous in the world and is a spectacular backdrop to Brazil’s most lively city. Visitors can see excellent views of Rio de Janeiro from the top of the mountain and sunsets are particularly spectacular. Cable cars, which were introduced by the engineer Augusto Ferreira Ramos in 1912, take visitors to the top of the mountain, although more adventurous travellers may choose to make the steep climb on foot.
Contact Addresses
RIOTUR – City of Rio de Janeiro Tourism Authority, Rua da Assembléia, 10 – 9° Floor, Centro 20119-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Tel: (021) 2217 7575
Website: www.rio.rj.gov.br/riotur
Tel: (021) 2217 7575
Website: www.rio.rj.gov.br/riotur
Transportation
Air: Rio de Janeiro Galeão Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport. Road: Bus: Regular public bus services. Car: Road towards city centre, then coastal road past Ipanema and Copacabana beaches to 'Urca' (from the south); south towards Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, then the exit marked 'Urca' (from the city centre).
Location
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Travel Partners
Travel Centre
©Copyright: Columbus Travel Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved 2009
Columbus Travel Media Ltd. Registered in England & Wales . Company no. 2970942 . Vat no. 853914212 . Regd Office: 17 Dunsfold Park, Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8TB
