Insider Tip: Each ride of the two cable-car segments up to Sugarloaf takes three minutes, yet locals know that the mountain has as much to offer at ground level as at the top. Families with older ...

or the Sugarloaf Mountain, cascades over the picturesque Guanabara Bay. From Praia Vermelha (Red Beach) in the residential Urca district, you can take a three-minute cable car ride up to Morro da ...