When you travel to Brazil you have to visit SugarLoaf Mountain, which is a magnificent piece of rock (396 metres above sea level) at the entrance of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro. It is made of granite and taught to be 560 million years old. Right next to Sugar Loaf is Urca Hill, another rock not as impressive nor as high as Sugar Loaf.
To get to Sugar Loaf you need to take two cable cars up (3-minute ride on each), and the same cable cars down. The first cable car takes you to Urca Hill and the second one takes you from Urca Hill to Sugar Loaf.
Visiting both hills is an absolutely must, and it worths your trip all the way to Rio – the views are breath-taking and unforgettable.
Rio de Janeiro is no longer cheap neither is the cable car (gondola) ride to Sugar Loaf. The admission/entrance fee (including the cable car round-trip) costs R$53; US$27; €21 per person. At least, you can remain on the summit of Sugar Loaf or Urca hill as long as you want, until closing time (8 a.m. – 9 p.m., every day).
There are souvenirs stores, food court, restrooms and other facilities on both Urca Hill and Sugar Loaf.
See photos of Sugar Loaf and Urca Hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as read the not to be missed travel information.