Sugarloaf Mountain - Rising 396 meters (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. 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. 4 glass-paneled cable cars (in popular Portuguese, bondinho - more properly called teleférico), capable of holding 75 passengers each, run along a route between the base of Babilônia and Urca Mountain and from Urca to Sugar Loaf Mountain every twenty minutes. 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 de Janeiro. The cable car goes from the base, not the peak of the Babilônia mountain, to the Urca mountain and then to the Pão de Açúcar mountain.

Rock climbing - Visitors can watch rock climbers on Sugarloaf and the other two mountains in the area: Morro da Babilônia (Babylon Mountain), and Morro da Urca (Urca 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.

Curiosity – carioca  is a Portuguese adjective or demonym word that refers to the city of Rio de Janeiro. The original word "Kara'i oca" comes from the indigenous Amerindian language of the Tupi people meaning "White Man's House".

Sugar Loaf:: http://www.bondinho.com.br/