Sarah Brown Standing high above Rio's bustling metropolis at 1,296 feet, Pão de Açúcar, or the Sugarloaf Mountain, cascades over the picturesque Guanabara Bay. From Praia Vermelha (Red Beach ...

Rio de Janeiro really, really surprised me. I knew the city would be interesting, but I wasn’t expecting to be this blown ...

Jutting out of the Atlantic like a stony sentinel, the mountain affords ... It was at the foot of the Sugarloaf that Portuguese explorers founded the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1565.

Rio’s beaches Copacabana and Ipanema need little introduction. Instead, go to the locals’ beach Praia Vermelha in the ...

Freya: No Rodge, he’s in Rio de Janeiro. This all used to be covered ... Freya: Finally, he goes to Sugarloaf Mountain, which is one giant rock! Lots of people ride the cable car, but Uncle ...

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For a hassle-free means of transportation from Rio de Janeiro International Airport ... Corcovado and Sugarloaf Mountain, plan on taking an Uber or a cab. The Rio subway system is cheap, clean ...

One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties is Friends of the Jaguar, on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf Mountain. Thousands of revelers are here ...