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| O teleférico |
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| Pão de Açúcar |
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| Below, the winding coastline of the Bay of Guanabara |
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| Bairro da Urca |
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| Enseada de Botafogo |
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| Ilha de Cotunduba |
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| Copacabana |
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| Jackfruit tree and, gazing over the city in the distance, Cristo Redentor |
Monday, December 27, 2010
Pão de Açúcar
The Complexo do Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Complex) is a collection of monolithic morros of quartz and granite situated on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Passengers take two cable cars to reach the summit—the first ascends 215 meters to a peaceful landing and collection of cafés on Morro da Urca, and the second rises to the peak of Pão de Açúcar, 395 meters above the sea.
