<p><br> Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf), a true symbol of Rio de Janeiro, is actually two mountains—accessible via a cable car that has been in operation since 1912.</p>

Sugarloaf


Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf), a true symbol of Rio de Janeiro, is actually two mountains—accessible via a cable car that has been in operation since 1912.

Photograph by Claudio Edinger

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See Rio de Janeiro photos in this gallery from National Geographic’s Ultimate City Guide for Rio de Janeiro.

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