One of most beautiful places in RIo, the Sugar Loaf is located at Praia Vermelha, at Urca (neighborhood of Rio).
You take the first tram that links the Babilônia hill to Urca hill, and from there, a second tram takes them until the top of the Sugar loaf hill, it stays 396 meters of the sea level.
Since 1912, the tram of the Sugar loaf was the first Brazilian cable car and the third in the world, linking the Urca hill to the Sugar loaf mountain. More than 40 million of people have already used it.
From the high of the two mountains revels a gorgeous landscapes of the city, including the Botafogo cave, Copacabana edge and the entrance of Guanabara bay. In the summer, the amphitheater, located in the top of Urca hill is a stage for shows and night events, joining fun and a wonderful visual of lights of the city.
Different histories justify the name of this touristic side; the most popular says that during the centuries XVI and XVIII, at the peak of the production of sugar cane, the producers stored sugar blocks in little boxes to be exported, and the resemblance of the object with Sugar loaf mountain gave origin to the name.
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TIPS
There are a snack bar at Urca and Sugar Loaf Hill , but, keep a bottle of water and snacks with you. There are souvenir store and restaurant on the bottom. The lines usually are very big, and weather hot.
You can go up the Urca Hill by trail, it takes worth 40 min. Check here how .
However, if you want to get to the Sugar Loaf Hill, it's mandatory buy a tiket on sales office on the bottom.
You can get there by tour, bike( see Bike Rio), car, taxi or bus. There are public parking lot in front of the Terminal for R$2,00/2hs but isn't easy to get.
Check the weather before to go to Sugar Loaf, even the weather is good, Take a coat with you. The weather frequently change quicly.
Set aside at least half a day to visit the Sugar Loaf.
If you are going by yourself ( without a tour), isn't mandatory buy with advance your ticket, but you can purchase by Internet.
Try to visit the Sugar Loaf in a sunshine day, but if it couldn't be possible, be sure to visit, it is an incredible experience.
If possible, goes up to Sugar Loaf Hill at a hour that you could take the sunset. You'll can see the city's light turn on, it's really amazing.
HOW TO GET
Ticket office opens at 08:00 a.m. Ticket office closes at 7:50 p.m.
tickets for the cable car can only be purchased at the PRAIA VERMELHA TICKET OFFICE or by website http://www.bondinho.com.br
The Park always closes one hour after the ticket office. First trip Praia Vermelha / Morro da Urca – 08:10 a.m. First trip Morro da Urca / Pão de Açúcar – 08:20 a.m. First trip Praia Vermelha / Morro da Urca – 08:00 p.m. Last trip Morro da Urca / Pão de Açúcar – 08:20 p.m. Last trip Pão de Açúcar / Morro da Urca – 08:40 p.m. Last trip Morro da Urca / Praia Vermelha – 09:00 p.m.
The cable car leaves every 20 minutes or whenever it reaches full capacity (65 persons).
Please contact on the day of your visit to confirm our operating hours by phone (21) 2546-8400 or online at www.bondinho.com.br:
Car parking Parking spaces are offered nearby.
Duration of trip: Praia Vermelha / Morro da Urca: 3 minutes. Morro da Urca / Sugarloaf: 3 minutes. Speed of the cable car: Praia Vermelha/Morro da Urca: up to 6 m/s (21.6 Km/h) Morro da Urca/Pão de Açúcar: up to 10 m/s (36 Km/h) • Cable car capacity: 65 passengers • Height of Morro da Urca: 220 meters Distance between Praia Vermelha and Morro da Urca: Height of the Sugarloaf: 396 metersDistance between Morro da Urca and Pão de Açúcar: 749 meters The park maintains elevators and restrooms adapted for visitors with special needs on Morro da Urca and the Sugarloaf.
Adults – R$ 71.00 Reduced price for youngsters 6-21 years old – R$ 35.00* Children under 6 years old – Free *non-cumulative discount
Reduced prices and promotions
As of July 24 2013, the following policy shall be observed for sales of half-price tickets:
1 – ELDERLY CITIZENS (60 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE) Documents: Photo ID or passport
2 – PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Documents: Riocard, Vale Social, Passe Federal, CRAS cards or medical certificate issued by a public health agency. Law 4.240/03.
3 – STUDENTS – PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SCHOOLS (grade school to undergraduate students*) Documents: Private schools: Student ID with photo and proof of payment for current month Public schools: Riocard or proof of enrollment in another state and photo ID. Foreign undergraduate students must present ID The following are not included: MBA students or students attending Master or PhD. or any other graduation or extension programs.
4 – PERSONS BETWEEN 6 AND 21 YEARS OF AGE Documents: Photo ID or passport
to get a Tour check at http://bit.ly/activitiesrio.
MAPS
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A= Departure Point