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Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Sugarloaf (background right) and Botafogo Beach.

Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar), 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 metres (1,299 ft) above sea-level, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. However, 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 447 KB) Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 447 KB) Sugarloaf, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Botafogo (disambiguation). ... Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (which does business as Grupo Pão de Açúcar) is Brazils largest retailer. ... Pão de Açúcar is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... Satellite image of Guanabara Bay In Portuguese, Baía da Guanabara is an oceanic bay located in southeastern Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

The mountain is only one of several monolithic morros of granite and quartz that rise straight from the water's edge around Rio de Janeiro. A glass-paneled cable car (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 cable car 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. Something that is monolithic is something created in one piece, resembling a monolith such as an obelisk. ... A Morro is a rocky outcrop in the shallow waters of a harbor, often round in shape and sometimes very high. ... Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Quartz (from German Quarz[1]) is the second most common mineral in the Earths continental crust. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... Aerial tramway suspended on two track cables with an additional haulage rope Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Rock Climbing

Visitors can watch rock climbers on Sugarloaf and the other two mountains in the area: Morro da Babilônia (Babilon Mountain), and Morro da Urca (Urca's Mountain). Together, they form one of the largest urban climbing areas in the world, with more than 270 routes, between 1 and 10 pitched long. Some classic routes in Sugarloaf are:

• Italianos, 5.10a, 2 pitches. Beautiful and well protected face climbing. Can be connected to other routes, in a total of 6 pitches to the top.

• Stop Chimney, 5.6, 7 pitches. Classic runout but easy chimney.

• Lagartão, 5.11c, 7 pitches. First two pitches are traditional climbing, the rest is bolted.

• Ibis, 5.10d A1, 10 pitches. Runout and committed. Some parties climb it in two days, sleeping on one of the ledges in the first half of the route.

External links

• Official site (in Portuguese, English version is under construction)
• Huge Photo Gallery