Sugarloaf is an iconic peak bordering Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro. To get to the top of Sugarloaf, tourists must take two cable cars, the first from the station at Praia Vermelha (Red Beach), and the second from the station at Morro da Urca (Urca Hill). Urca is an acronym for Urbanizaí§í£o Carioca (Carioca Urbanization). The cable car ends at the top of Sugarloaf. According to my tour guide, the indigenous inhabitants called the peak Pau-nh-aí§uquí£, and the Portuguese thought the name sounded like Pí£o de Aí§íºcar (Sugarloaf). The cable car system was modernized by Cristoví£o Leite de Castro in 1972.
SOURCE: Praia Vermelha from Sugarloaf (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 26 February 2017.
SOURCE: Morro da Urca (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 26 February 2017.
SOURCE: Sugarloaf Station (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 26 February 2017.
SOURCE: Cristoví£o Leite de Castro (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 26 February 2017.
Copyright © 2017 by Stephen J. Danko
