Sugarloaf Mountain.
These photos are all from my visit to Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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Mausoleum of the Heroes of the Battle of Laguna.
Mausoleum of the Heroes of the Battle of Laguna by the cable car that goes up to Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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Cable car.
A cable car pod leaving the base station on its way up to Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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Alan Morris at the base station for the cable car going up Sugarloaf Mountain.
Alan Morris at the base station for the cable car going up Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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Cable car going up towards Sugarloaf Mountain.
Cable car from the base station as it goes up towards Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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Cable car going up towards Sugarloaf Mountain.
Cable car as it climbs towards the first stop on Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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Copacabana Beach seen from Sugarloaf Mountain.
Copacabana Beach seen from Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado Mountain.
Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro. This was taken from Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Alan Morris on Sugarloaf Mountain.
Alan Morris on Sugarloaf Mountain, with Botafoga Beach & Rio de Janeiro in the background.
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Aeroplane coming into land at Santos Dumont Airport.
Aeroplane coming into land below me at Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro.
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Botofoga Beach, Flamengo Beach & Santos Dumont Airport.
Botofoga Beach on the left, Flamengo Beach in the middle & Santos Dumont Airport on the right. In the background on the left, you can see the Christ the Redeemer statue looking over Rio de Janeiro.
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Copacabana Beach & Red Beach.
Copacabana Beach on the far left, Red Beach below Sugarloaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer looking over Rio de Janeiro. This photo was taken from the top of the cable car on Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Jackfruit growing in a tree.
A Jackfruit grows in a tree, through the tree branches you can see an Island off of Copacabana Beach.
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Alan Morris stood at the second cable car station on Sugarloaf Mountain.
Alan Morris stood at the second cable car station going to the final station on Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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Cogs from the original gear system that pulled cable cars up to Sugarloaf Mountain.
These cogs are from the original gear system that pulled cable cars up to Sugarloaf Mountain & are now in a small museum next to the second cable car station on Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Beautiful Brazilian girls, Sugarloaf Mountain.
You could not help but notice how well-dressed these beautiful Brazilian girls were for their trip to Sugarloaf Mountain. They certainly brought a bit of colour to my day.
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Alan Morris sat on Sugarloaf Mountain.
Alan Morris sat by the heart on the ´Love´ statue on Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Alan Morris on Sugarloaf Mountain.
Alan Morris on Sugarloaf Mountain, next to the cable car. Behind me, you can see Rio de Janeiro & in the distance, Corcovado Mountain & Christ the Redeemer.
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Red Beach, the Military Institute & Cable car base station below Sugarloaf Mountain.
Red Beach, the Military Institute & Cable car base station below Sugarloaf Mountain. You can see the cable car taking people up & down.
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Cable cars go up & down from the base station to Sugarloaf Mountain.
Cable cars go up & down from the base station to Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Cable car arriving at the first stop on the journey to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain.
Cable car arriving at the first stop on the journey to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain. Behind & below is Red Beach, Rio de Janeiro.