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There is a paved walk along the base of Sugar Loaf that has some wonderful views of the sea, Niteroi and Praia Vermelha.
This track is used by the army for light runs (you can see them running in formation in the early mornings), for meditating, walking and even to learn rock climbing. Well worth a few minutes walk! Directions: Cross the plaza and head left. Across the parking lot, there is an open gate (it is closed at nightfall).
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 Sugar Loaf by RTL by RafaelTheSecond
That is really one of the best places where you can understand the whole city!
You pay 30 reais for the ticket (attention, it is only a friendly information!!!!), which is less than 10 dollars, and you can have the best views of the city!
And in the picture you can see the Cable car which we amazingly call BONDINHO.
April 29th, 2005 Leave a Comment Address: PRAIA VERMELHA - URCADirections: Coming from Copacabana, cross the Tunel do Pasmado and head your way to Urca, it is just in the end of a main avenue called Pasteur!
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It's impossible to miss the great central monument in the plaza in front of the cable car station. This is a mausoleum to the soldiers fallen in the war with Paraguay. Inside, in the funerary chamber, lies the bones of the main leaders fallen (the Duke of Caxias, the general that won the war, is the patron of the Army but is not interred here, as he was not killed in the war). The chamber is beautiful, made of dark marble and with beautiful bronze statues. A series of medallions commemorates each of the heroes. These were made with the bronze of the cannons used in the battles. Unfortunately, it is no longer open to visitors.
But look around the top part. The bronze reliefs, stretching 16,5m around the monuments, tell the story of the most dramatic moments of the battle of Dourados, including saving the cannons, the plague and the forced march to relieve the soldiers who were holding out the enemy. The figures around are Coronel Camis?o, looking down cast, the commander in this battle, Guia Lopes, a local who guided the army and made victory possible, and Ten Antonio Jo?o, as he receives his dying shot.
Over these, the alegorical figures of History, writing what she sees, the motherland, weeping for her fallen soldiers and the Sword of Defense, pointing down only to be raised in self defense (makes absolutly no ses in the historical context, but...).
The stairs down to the funeral chamber is decorated with the symbols of the three forces present in the war: infantry, cavalry and artillary.
OK - its patriotic, idealized and commemorates a terrible war. But it is beautiful and, in a way, inspiring.
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 by acemjLeave a Comment Address: Ave. Pasteur 520Phone: 021 2546 8400Directions: UrcaOther Contact: 30 reais
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 by galy
I was told it's usualy less cloudy then the Corcovado, so you have a better chance with the view Leave a Comment
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 Pão de Açúcar by IIGUANA
To get up, just take the cableway (bondinhos) up the hill. It'll stop first at the Morro and then on top of the Sugar Loaf, where you'll have an amazing view of the bay.
Now, if you've climb the Corcovado, maybe climbing the Sugar Loaf it's too much. Either way, you've got to climb one or the other. My choice is the Corcovado. Definately. Leave a Comment
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 Copacabana as seen from
Sugarloaf by acemj
If the weather is a little iffy like when I was there, you might have better luck visiting Sugarloaf than Corcovado since it's not quite as high and you'll have a better chance of being able to avoid the clouds. Leave a Comment
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Even though the weather did not cooperate and we did not get to the top of Sugarloaf, I would be remiss if I didn't at least mention it, the one place I really regret that we didn't get to visit in Rio. If you wake up and you have a fine clear day, make sure you head straight to Sugarloaf to take advantage, especially if you are there on a short visit like us.
I've seen suggestions that you should go up at sunset so the first day we were there we were going to try it but it was a bit hazy so we thought we do it after our tour on day 2, again it was hazy. So then we decided to do it on the morning of our 3rd day, pouring rain stopped us this time. Our fourth and final morning, it was still hazy and I was lazy, maybe next time!
The ascent to the top of Sugarloaf is via two stages of cable car or I believe you can climb to the top. Leave a Comment
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Instead of going up Morro da Urca (the smaller rock besides P?o de A??car, where the way station for the cable cars is) in the cable cars, you can go up on foot. It is an easy hike (no equipment needed) that takes around 20 mins.
You used to be able to take the cable cars for free from the way station, but I've told that's no longer the case. The hike is still worth it, even if you don't save much money!
To find the trail (well marked and impossible to get lost in), head across the plaza towards the beach. If you head left towards a large military building and cross the parking lot, you'll find a paved walked called Claudio Coutinho (see my other tip). About 300 mts down, there will be an earth trail heading upwards. The begining of the trail is a bit steep, but it's the worst part of it.
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Centro area of Rio? by sunloveyLeave a Comment Directions: Tell the cab driver to take you to Urca/Pao de Azucar
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