Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sugarloaf Mountain

Two glass cabins hop from Praia Vermelha to Morro da Urca and on to the granite dome of Pão de Açúcar itself, with Copacabana, Christ the Redeemer and Guanabara Bay arranging themselves below.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~12h 40m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportRio de Janeiro (SDU)

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About this place

It's the best urban mountain ride on earth. Time it for late afternoon: you get daylight, sunset behind Corcovado and the city lighting up, all on one ticket. Keep a firm grip on phones near the marmosets.

Featured in Ten epic cable-car days with zero hiking required

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 24°C in July to 29°C in January. Driest in June and July; wettest in December, with rain on about 23 days.

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August25° · rain 8 daysWarm with rain most weeks.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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