Sugar Loaf: The Definitive Guidebook (e-book in Adobe PDF format) is not a climbing guidebook, but has useful information on hiking as well as contact information of recommended guides you can hire to climb Sugar Loaf with you as well as provide you with the necessary climbing gear and tips on getting to the Sugar Loaf summit the most adventurous way.
If your goal is to only hike up Urca Hill, then you don’t need a climbing guidebook neither an expert guide, as walking up Urca Hill is piece of cake. However, to climb Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, you better count on the expertise of an experienced local guide.
Even if you are an experienced rock-climber, you will benefit from a guide by learning from him tips on other sites you can climb in Rio (either by yourself or on his company). Besides, Brazilians are friendly, easygoing and love tourists who love Rio (it isn’t hard to fall in love with Rio after only a few hours in the city).
If besides climbing, you are interested in food, drinking, shopping and nightlife, then you won’t regret getting a copy of My Rio Travel Guide: The Essential How-To Visitor’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro.