Sugarloaf Mountain, Brazil
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For the Brazilian retailing company, known as Grupo Pão de Açúcar, see Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição
Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar) location 22°56'56.7"S 43°9'27"W, is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 meters (1,300 ft) above sea-level, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. This may, however, be a folk-etymology, since it is believed by some that the name actually derives from Pau-nh-acuqua (“high hill”) in the Tupi-Guarani language, as used by the indigenous Tamoios.
The mountain is only one of half a dozen monolithic morros of granite and quartz that rise straight from the water's edge around Rio de Janeiro. A glass-paneled cablecar (in popular Portuguese, bondinho - more properly called teleférico), capable of holding 75 passengers, runs along a 1400-metre route between the peaks of Babilônia and Urca every half hour. The original cablecar line was built in 1912. So familiar is this peak, the mere sight of it in a film is sufficient to establish the setting as Rio.
External links
- [Official site] (in Portuguese, English version is under construction)
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