No, there are no tour guides at Sugar Loaf, except the ones previously and independently hired to take tourists there as well as to other attractions in Rio de Janeiro.
In fact, you don’t need a tour guide to go to Sugar Loaf. However, if you have ever hired a tour guide (especially a private one), with lots of relevant knowledge as well as with a great personality, you then know how much he or she can add to your visiting experience.
Many tourists visiting Rio de Janeiro choose to visit Sugar Loaf on their own and hire a private tour guide (with a car) to show them his Rio, the off the beaten path sites. Or, at least to combine the Sugar Loaf visit with a couple of other attractions such as Sélaron Staircase and Santa Teresa neighborhood, which are just a few minutes drive from Urca neighborhood, where Sugar Loaf Mountain is located.
Great private tour guides are not cheap in Rio (although they are much cheaper in other cities in Brazil). If you can afford one, that’s a great choice.
One more important thing: if you are the type of traveler who really enjoys taking your time at each attraction then you better visit Sugar Loaf on your own. To learn how to visit Sugar Loaf by yourself as well as its curiosities and basic history, then get a copy of Sugar Loaf: The Definitive Guidebook – Visiting Rio de Janeiro’s Most Famous Hill.
