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 ...

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 ...