Here is a cheap way to get to Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Take Bus # 511 (R$ 2.50, paid on entering the bus) at any bus stop indicating BRS 2 at Avenida N.S. de Copacabana (in Copacabana), on Avenida Visconde de Pirajá (in Ipanema), or on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva (in Leblon), and get off at Avenida Pasteur. Ask the bus cashier to let you know where get off (say, “Por favor, me avise quando chegar no Pão de Açúcar.”).
Returning to Copacabana, Ipanema, or Leblon, take Bus # 512 across the street where you exited from Bus # 511.
Note about prices in Rio de Janeiro
Beware that Rio is no longer as cheap as it used to be. From tourist attractions’ admission fees to restaurants and nightlife, you will be surprised that is hard to visit it well on a budget as prices are high and getting higher. But there is always a way around.
To learn how to save half of the fare on the expensive cable car at Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, get a copy of Sugar Loaf: the definitive guidebook to visiting the Rio de Janeiro’s most famous hill.
To learn about where to eat and drink inexpensively, free walking tours, and more, get a copy of My Rio Travel Guide: The Essential How-To Visitor’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro