If luck is on your side, you can see marmoset monkeys at Urca Hill (in fact they can be seen in different areas in Rio de Janeiro). Feeding the monkeys is not allowed (it might be because some tourists give them cookies or other synthetically produced food items, which are not at all part of their natural diet). Besides monkeys, you can see birds as well as lots of lizards (you can spot them right after the safety barriers, when…read more
If you want to get to the Sugar Loaf cable car ticket office 100% safely, it is best to take a taxi, which will cost you approximately R$16; US$8.50; €7 from Copacabana and R$22; US$13; €10 from Ipanema. Cabs in Rio de Janeiro are fast, reliable and rather inexpensive if compared to other cities (even in Brazil). A taxi ride will take between 10 and 30 minutes, depending on traffic and your departure place at either neighborhood. Equally safely are, of…read more
Yes, you can bicycle from your hotel to the Sugar Loaf cable car ticket office in Rio. In fact, the biking lane goes from Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana (the nicest neighborhoods and where most tourists stay) all the way to Urca neighborhood, ending just a few steps away from the cable car ticket office. From Copacabana, for example, cycling would take approximately 20 minutes. Notice that you would need to rent a locker to store the bike nearby the ticket…read more
Rio de Janeiro subway is fast, clean and reliable but does not connect Sugar Loaf and Corcovado Mountain (where Christ the Redeemer statue is located). Differently than cities like London, Paris or New York, the regular tourist in Rio de Janeiro takes the subway very few times (if any). The most convenient way to travel from Sugar Loaf to Corcovado Train station is by taxi. See here photos of both: Sugar Loaf and Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain
The section between Sugar Loaf hill and Corcovado Train Station is not easily done by bike. The sidewalks at times are too narrow, uneven and crowded with people. Locals don’t bicycle on this section. However, Rio de Janeiro has hundreds of kilometers (or miles) of bicycling path. While is not a good idea to bicycle from Sugar Loaf to Corcovado Train Station, it is a great one to bicycle in other parts of Rio such as along the famous beaches…read more
There is no direct bus to go from Sugar Loaf hill to Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You would need to walk for about 15 minutes to get to the bus stop, then take bus # 583, which will take you in 20 minutes to the Corcovado Train Station in Cosme Velho neighborhood, where you can take the train up to the summit of Corcovado Mountain and see the Christ statue right in front…read more
The best, easiest and safest way to travel from Sugar Loaf to the bottom of Corcovado Mountain is by taxi. You could even do it by bus, but there isn’t a direct bus that connects both attractions, neither a subway station. You could also walk, but some segments of the route are deserted so walking is not recommended. Without a doubt the best is by taxi, which will take approximately 15-20 minutes, and cost you roughly 10 to 15 US$.…read more
Rio de Janeiro Sugar Loaf (which is actually a hill) and Corcovado Mountain (on which summit is located Christ statue) are not far from each other. In fact, from the roof top of many hotels you can see both. The best and fastest way to go from Sugar Loaf to the bottom of Corcovado Mountain is by taxi. The taxi ride takes anything between 12 (in the morning on any day) and 25 minutes (or more, in the end of the afternoon on a weekday).…read more
Travelling from Sugar Loaf to Corcovado Mountain does not take much time. When you finish visiting Sugar Loaf you will be at the street level at cable car Station 1 at Urca neighborhood. From there to the Corcovado Train Station (from where you take the train to the summit of Corcovado Mountain), it is a 15-minute taxi ride. If you chose to take the van instead of the train, add additional seven minutes to the van shuttle stand, which is located…read more
Distance between Sugar Loaf and Copacabana Sugar Loaf is 5.8 km (3.6 mi) from Copacabana. That distance has been calculated from the end of Copacabana that is close to Ipanema, which is where is located the Copacabana Fort. How long does it take from Copacabana to Sugar Loaf by taxi? It takes approximately 10 to 25 minutes by taxi from Copacabana to Sugar Loaf, depending on the traffic. For example, early morning around 8 am usually takes around 10 minutes.…read more
