Praia Vermelha, the beach on the south side of Sugarloaf Mountain |
Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro-Urca |
Pão de Açúcar, Praia Vermelha |
Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain) is accessible by a two-stage cable car |
Pão de Açúcar from Praça Gen. Tibúrico, Rio de Janeiro |
Monument to the Heroes of Laguna and Dorado in the Paraguayan War (1864-1870) |
Monumento aos heróis de Laguna e Dourados na Guerra do Paraguai |
Chopin statue, Rio de Janeiro-Urca |
War memorial, Rio de Janeiro-Urca |
Sugarloaf Cable Car (Bondinho) |
Base Station - Teleférico do Pão de Açúcar |
Cable Car to Sugarloaf - since 1912 |
Dennis on the Sugarloaf Cable Car |
Pão de Açúcar Cable Car |
On the first stage of the Cable Car from the base station to Morro da Urca |
Praia Vermelha and Praça Gen. Tibúrico, Rio de Janeiro-Urca |
Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado from Morro da Urca |
Cristo Redentor from Morro da Urca |
Helicopter tours of Rio and Corcovado depart from the Morro da Urca helipad |
Helicopter at Morro da Urca (PT-HGB) |
Cristo Redentor, Corcovado |
Late afternoon view of Corcovado from Morro da Urca |
Cristo Redentor, Corcovado |
Rio de Janeiro's downtown domestic airport - Santos Dumont Airport (SDU/SBRJ) |
Panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro from Morro da Urca |
Section of Urca on the north side of Sugarloaf |
Morro Cara de Cão, Rio de Janeiro-Urca |
Pão de Açúcar - Sugarloaf Mountain |
Cable Car midstation terminal, Morro da Urca |
Second stage of the Cable Car to Sugarloaf |
Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), Sugarloaf |
Common Marmoset, Pão de Açúcar |
Callithrix jacchus is endemic to northeastern Brazil, but has been in Rio since the 1920s |
In Portuguese, they're called "Sagui" |
Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), Rio de Janeiro |
Pão de Açúcar from Morro da Urca |
Pão de Açúcar - Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro |
Pão de Açúcar - 396m/1299 ft |
Dennis at Sugarloaf, Rio |
Pão de Açúcar from Morro da Urca |
Pão de Açúcar from Morro da Urca |
Pão de Açúcar - Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro |
Pão de Açúcar - Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro |
Second stage of the Sugarloaf Cable Car |
Second stage of the Sugarloaf Cable Car |
Dennis at Sugarloaf |
Second stage of the Sugarloaf Cable Car |
Riding the second stage of the Cable Car to the summit of Sugarloaf |
Departures from Santos Dumont Airport must have to make an early turn |
Viewing platform on top of Sugarloaf |
Rio de Janeiro from the top of Sugarloaf |
Baía da Guanabara, the Bay of Rio de Janeiro from Sugarloaf |
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz protecting the eastern entrance to the bay of Rio de Janeiro |
Late afternoon from Sugarloaf |
Corcovado rises another 1000 ft above Sugarloaf |
Looking west from Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro-Urca |
Morro do Uribu separates Copacabana from central Rio de Janeiro |
Copacabana from the top of Sugarloaf |
Cable Car arriving at the top of Sugarloaf |
Morro Cara de Cão, Rio de Janeiro-Urca |
Fortaleza de São João protecting the western side of Guanabara Bay |
Downtown Rio de Janeiro from the top of Sugarloaf |
Dennis on top of Sugarloaf |
Me on Sugarloaf |
Waiting for sunset on the top of Sugarloaf |
Sunset from the top of Sugarloaf |
Rio de Janeiro Sunset - Pão de Açúcar |
Corcovado and Cristo Redentor sunset from Pão de Açúcar |
Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer sunset from Sugarloaf |
Rio de Janeiro sunset from Sugarloaf |
Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer sunset from Sugarloaf |
Rio de Janeiro sunset from the top of Sugarloaf |
Cable Car arriving at the upper station at sunset, Pão de Açúcar |
A bit hot and sweaty after a long day touring |
Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer sunset from Sugarloaf |
Sunset between two mountain peaks, Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro sunset from Sugarloaf |
The sky just after sunset, Rio de Janeiro |
Just after sunset from the top of Sugarloaf |
Now to wait for the lights of Rio to come on at night |
The mountains of Rio de Janeiro |
The first lights come on |
Christ the Redeemer illuminated |
Early evening view of Rio de Janeiro from the top of Sugarloaf |
Downtown Rio de Janeiro from Pão de Açúcar, early evening |
The lights of Rio de Janeiro - early evening on top of Sugarloaf |
Favela Morro dos Cabritos lights up the mountain side overlooking Rio de Janeiro-Botafogo |
Christ the Redeemer shines over Rio de Janeiro |
Evening panorama from the top of Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro at night from Sugarloaf |
Rio de Janeiro at night from Sugarloaf |
It cools off quickly when the sun goes down |
Downtown Rio de Janeiro at night from Pão de Açúcar |
Night view from Sugarloaf to the west, Rio de Janeiro |
The arc of Copacabana at night from the top of Sugarloaf |
Rio de Janeiro at night from Corcovado |
The lights of Rio de Janeiro-Botafogo at night |
The lights of Rio de Janeiro-Botafogo at night |
Praia Botafogo at night, Rio de Janeiro |
Christ the Redeemer at night from Sugarloaf |
Pista Claudio Coutinho |
Universidade do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro |
Rio de Janeiro |