"Urca trail with views of Corcovado, Copacabana, Botafogo and Guanabara Bay, and many rock climbing routes. The two peaks are typical outcrops of augen gneiss, the same gneiss that forms the steep rock walls of the city. Kinzigite gneiss, less resistant to weathering, is present in the depression between Urca Hill and Sugar Loaf. The augen gneiss represents a deformed and recrystallized porphyritic granite that intruded into the kinzigite. These metasedimentary rocks are Mesoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic in age. These Coastal Massifs form the eastern portion of Guanabara Bay. The city of Rio de Janeiro was founded near to the Sugarloaf"
"Monument, created in 2006. This became part of a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 2012. The name ""Sugarloaf"" was coined in the 16th century by the Portuguese during the heyday of sugar cane trade in Brazil. According to historian Vieira Fazenda, blocks of sugar were placed in conical molds made of clay to be transported on ships. The shape given by these molds was similar to the peak, hence the name. A glass-walled cable car (""bondinho"" or, more formally, ""teleférico""), capable of holding 65 people, runs along a route between the peaks of Sugarloaf and Morro da Urca"
"as Rocinha, close to São Conrado, Vidigal, close to Leblon, Cantagalo and Ladeira dos Tabajaras, in Copacabana, and Morro Dona Marta, in Botafogo. It is in this region that the majority of the city's ""balneario"" beaches and hotels are located, as are the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, much of the Tijuca National Park, the Sugarloaf Mountain, with its cable car, the Corcovado hill, where the statue of ""Christ the Redeemer"" stands, and other natural wonders and tourist attractions. It is the richest region of the city and is visited by thousands of tourists from different parts of the world throughout"
"Corcovado Corcovado (), means ""hunchback"" in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It Is Corcovado hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great distances. It is known worldwide for the 38-metre (125 ft) statue of Jesus atop its peak, entitled ""Cristo Redentor"" or ""Christ the Redeemer"". The peak and statue can be accessed via a narrow road, by the 3.8 kilometre (2.4 mi) Corcovado Rack Railway, which was opened in 1884 and refurbished in 1980, or by the walking trail on the south side of"
"Diana, Princess of Wales, and General Sherman, among others. An additional attraction of the mountain is rock climbing. The south face had 54 climbing routes in 1992. The easiest way starts from Park Lage. The Corcovado is also a symbol of the Brazilian culture. The peak of Corcovado is a big granite dome, which describes a generally vertical rocky formation. It is claimed to be the highest such formation in Brazil, the second highest being Pedra Agulha, situated near to the town of Pancas in Espírito Santo. Corcovado Corcovado (), means ""hunchback"" in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio"
"Peter is the same size as the world-famous statue of Christ the Redeemer, found at the top of the Sugarloaf Mountain in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The church of São Pedro Apóstolo (St. Peter Apostle) of São Pedro do Butiá is a very good example of the neo-gothic architecture which prevailed and characterizes most of the earlier larger religious structures in the Germanic regions in the Northwest of the state. Even more impressive is its parish church: The main church Paróquia Sagrada Família de Narazé (Sacred Family of Nazareth Church) is a much larger and a two-towered neo-gothic"
"statue platform are commonly crowded. The most popular attraction of Corcovado mountain is the statue and viewing platform at its peak, drawing over 300,000 visitors per year. From the peak's platform the panoramic view includes downtown Rio, Sugarloaf Mountain, the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas (lake), Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Estádio do Maracanã (Maracanã Stadium), and several of Rio's favelas. Cloud cover is common in Rio and the view from the platform is often obscured. Sunny days are recommended for optimal viewing. Notable past visitors to the mountain peak include Pope Pius XII, Pope John Paul II, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Albert Einstein,"
"de Janeiro. A symbol of Christianity across the world, the statue has also become a cultural icon of both Rio de Janeiro and Brazil, and is listed as one of the New7Wonders of the World. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone. Vincentian priest, Pedro Maria Boss, first suggested placing a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado in the mid 1850s to honor Princess Isabel, regent of Brazil and the daughter of Emperor Pedro II, but the project was not approved. In 1889 the country became a republic, and due to the separation of church and state, the proposed statue"
"located on the peak of Mount Corcovado. It depicts Jesus standing with his arms outstretched and palms of his hands raised to the sky. The statue stands 30 metres tall and measures 28 metres horizontally, from Jesus’ left hand to his right. Although the massive artwork clearly portrays religious ideals, it does not represent this alone. In fact, one of the fundamental members of the original project, Count Celso, described it as a “monument” to both science and art, as well as religion. From preschool, children are generally taught to indicate they have a question to ask their teacher or"
"every 20 minutes. The original cable car line was built in 1912 and rebuilt around 1972–73 and in 2008. The cable car goes from a ground station, at the base of Morro da Babilônia, to Morro da Urca and thence to Sugarloaf's summit. To reach the summit, passengers take two cable cars. The first ascends to the shorter Morro da Urca, high. The second car ascends to Pão de Açúcar. The Swiss-made bubble-shaped cars offer passengers 360-degree views of the surrounding city. The ascent takes three minutes from start to finish. Visitors can watch rock climbers on Sugarloaf and the"
"officials said another, safer climbing route would be made. Morro do Penedo Natural Monument The Morro do Penedo Natural Monument () is a municipal natural monument in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It contains a small sugarloaf hill on the shore of the bay to the south of Vitória, the state capital. The Morro do Penedo Natural Monument is in the municipality of Vila Velha, Espírito Santo. It has an area of . It is a granite rock mass around high on the coast of the Vitória Bay channel at the mouth of the Aribiri River. There are remnants"
"including Pope Pius XII, Pope John Paul II, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Albert Einstein and Diana, Princess of Wales. Corcovado Rack Railway The Corcovado Train () is a rack railway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Cosme Velho to the summit of the Corcovado Mountain at an altitude of . The summit is known for its statue of ""Christ the Redeemer"" and its views over the city and beaches of Rio. The line is long. It is a gauge rack railway using the Riggenbach rack system. The line was opened by Emperor Dom Pedro II on 9 October 1884. Initially steam hauled,"
"military base on the summit equipped with radars and radio relays for air traffic control (""CINDACTA"") of the Brazilian Southern Region. There is a curious natural formation in this area, called Pedra Furada (literally ""Drilled Stone""), and it can be spotted from the peak. Morro da Igreja Morro da Igreja ( ""Hill of the Church"") is a peak situated in Urubici, a municipality of the Santa Catarina state, in southern Brazil. Its latitude is 28º07'31"" S and its longitude is 49º29'38"" W, with an elevation of 1,822 metres (5,977 feet), the highest inhabited point and the second most elevated of"
"America, only smaller than the statue of ""Christ The Redeemer"" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and ""Cristo de la Concordia"" in Cochabamba, Bolivia. In the sanctuary of Christ of the Noas, there is a religious resort with replica of the Holy Land, panoramic restaurant, and soon plans to build a cable car, begun in 1973 and opened in 2000. This statue owes its name after the hill where it is placed, Cerro de las Noas, named after a desert cactus that grows in this region. At the Cristo de las Noas Sanctuary, there is a religious touristic complex with Holy"
"Pedra do Elefante Natural Monument The Pedra do Elefante Natural Monument () is a municipal Natural monument in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Pedra do Elefante Natural Monument is in the municipality of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. It has an area of about . The monument is an imposing granite mountain in the Serra de Petrópolis. It is in the Posse district of the Taquaril ""Bairro"". It is located on the Taquaril road. The rock, also known as Jacuba Menor, rises to an elevation of . The rock face is about high, and has thousands of boulders"
"starting station to the stop off station at Morro da Urca, has a length of , with the maximum speed of per second (). Morro da Urca is situated at an altitude of . It contains a cafe, snack bar, restaurant, souvenir stands, and a children's play area. The second part of the line, Morro da Urca to Sugarloaf, has a length of , with a maximum speed of per second (). The latter part of the trip up to on Sugarloaf, particularly towards the top, is very steep. Sugarloaf Cable Car The Sugarloaf Cable Car () is a cableway"
"Morro do Penedo Natural Monument The Morro do Penedo Natural Monument () is a municipal natural monument in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It contains a small sugarloaf hill on the shore of the bay to the south of Vitória, the state capital. The Morro do Penedo Natural Monument is in the municipality of Vila Velha, Espírito Santo. It has an area of . It is a granite rock mass around high on the coast of the Vitória Bay channel at the mouth of the Aribiri River. There are remnants of Atlantic Forest vegetation. The Morro do Penedo Natural"
"world after the Rock of Gibraltar and Sugarloaf Mountain in Río de Janeiro. It was considered sacred by the Chichimeca and dates back to the Jurassic Period more than 100 million years ago. The community was originally occupied by the Otomi. Many colonial structures in the town of sandstone have survived to the present day. It also was a scene of a battle during the French intervention in Mexico . The El Cerrito pyramid is here climbed by those dressed in White for the spring equinox. Today, tourism is an important part of the area’s economy, attracting both those interested"
"Land replicas and a panoramic restaurant. Cristo de las Noas El Cristo de las Noas, located on the Cerro de las Noas hill, in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila, is a large sculpture by Vladimir Alvarado, portraying Jesus Christ. It was built between 1973 and 2000. The statue measures 21.80 meters from its base, and is made of over 580 tons of reinforced concrete; it is the most significant symbol not only of Torreón, but of all the Comarca Lagunera region. The project was conceived in 1973 by José Rodriguez Tenorio, and is the biggest Christ statue in North"
"Morro do Careca The Morro do Careca (lit. ""Bald Hill"") is a large dune located in the city of Natal in Brazil. It is the main symbol and a common sight on tourist postcards of the city and the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It has a height of , with a margin determined by vegetation. It is located in the extreme south of Ponta Negra – the capital's most famous beach. In the past Morro do Careca was a spot for recreation and entertainment. The bathers and tourists would climb up the hill and come down with the"
"help of a device called ""skibunda"". Since the end of the 1990s, it has been closed to visitors. The reason for the closure is the dune's protection; the preservation of forest will aid in safeguarding against erosion, ensuring that the sand does not slip and thus reduce the height of the hill. At present, all activity on the dune remains suspended. Morro do Careca The Morro do Careca (lit. ""Bald Hill"") is a large dune located in the city of Natal in Brazil. It is the main symbol and a common sight on tourist postcards of the city and the"
"eight hills, namely Morro do Elefante: , Alto Mourão: , Costão de Itacoatiara: , Morro do Telégrafo: , Morro do Catumbi: , Morro da Penha: and Morro da Serrinha: . The Serra da Tiririca region has many archaeological sites, particularly in Itaipu, which has important sambaquis (middens) left by different groups of indigenous people. When European settlers arrived the region was inhabited by Tamoios people. In the mid-16th century the Jesuits erected buildings in Itaipu to catechize the local people. Charles Darwin commented on the biological diversity when he visited in 1832 en route to Cabo Frio. Creation of the"
"singing in Urca's only church. Although Forte São João is a military base, visitors are allowed in on weekday afternoons if they say they want to visit the fort's museum, the 'Museu do Forte"". The walls we can see today are a typical early seventeenth-century Portuguese fort, like many others around the country, with several original cannons. But the main attraction is the extraordinary location. The Sugar Loaf plunges down to the beach behind the fort, the ""Praia de Fora"", one of Rio's most secluded and beautiful, although the sea is often dirty. A number of fine Art Deco buildings"
"Bom Jesus do Monte Bom Jesus do Monte is a Portuguese sanctuary in Tenões, outside the city of Braga, in northern Portugal. Its name means ""Good Jesus of the Mount"". The Sanctuary is a notable example of pilgrimage site with a monumental, Baroque stairway that climbs 116 meters (381 feet). It is an important tourist attraction of Braga. Many hilltops in Portugal and other parts of Europe have been sites of religious devotion since antiquity, and it is possible that the Bom Jesus hill was one of these. However, the first indication of a chapel over the hill dates from"
"mountains, including, Sierra de Piedafita (900 m), Sierra de Ouroso (1033 m), Sierras de Dendin (900 m), Sierra de Teixedais (900 m) and Sierra de Eirua (700 m). The patrimony of the Valley has more than 60 religious buildings and places of worship, such as the church of San Martin de Tarimundi founded in the 18th century (Taramundi) or the Santuario de Santa María de Conforto founded in the 16th century (A Pontenova). Also A Pontenova is part of the Eo River, Oscos and Buron lands Biosphere Reserve. A Biosphere Reserve is an international conservation designation given by UNESCO under"
"to lead the final mass in August 1989 of that year's World Youth Day. Sculptures reside atop it; the most dominant one (""pictured"") was placed to celebrate that event, and portrays on its base both John Paul's visit and a pilgrimage of Saint Francis of Assisi in the early 13th century. Monte do Gozo Monte do Gozo (Hill of Joy) is a hill in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It is known for being the place where Christian pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) get their first views of the three spires of their destination, the"
"Sacred Mount Calvary of Domodossola The Sacred Mount Calvary of Domodossola (also known as Sacro Monte Calvario) is a Roman Catholic sanctuary on the Mattarella Hill, overlooking Domodossola (Piedmont, northern Italy). It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. It was built in 1657 in response to the wishes of the Capuchin friars, Gioacchino da Cassano and Andrea da Rho. The chapels, dedicated to the Via Crucis, are positioned along a devotional route which starts on the outskirts of Domodossola and ends at the summit of Mount Mattarella. The"
"more realistic number of species existing in the said area. The species with large flowers are more common on Region Southeast of Brazil, however, they inhabit from the sunnier areas of the seashore to rocky mountain areas of Minas Gerais e Bahia States, from almost sea level up to 2,000 meters of altitude, some species reaching Rio Grande do Sul state. No species of large flowers exist in Amazon Forest. Some species grow directly attached to the famous Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro which can be observed by the commuters in the cable car. The recent centers of irradiation"
"Serra do Buçaco Serra do Buçaco (formerly Bussaco) is a mountain range in Portugal, formerly included in the province of Beira Litoral. The highest point in the range is the Cruz Alta at 549 m (1801 feet), which has views over the Serra da Estrela, the Mondego River valley and the Atlantic Ocean. The Serra includes the buildings of a secularized Carmelite monastery, founded in 1628. The convent woods have long been known for their cypress, plane, evergreen oak, cork and other forest trees, many of which have stood for centuries and attained an immense size. A bull of Pope"
"been described as ""probably the single most famous piece of early Christian relief sculpture."" The sarcophagus was originally placed in or under Old St. Peter's Basilica, was rediscovered in 1597, and is now below the modern basilica in the Museo Storico del Tesoro della Basilica di San Pietro (Museum of St. Peter's Basilica) in the Vatican. The base is approximately 4 × 8 × 4 feet. The Old Testament scenes depicted were chosen as precursors of Christ's sacrifice in the New Testament, in an early form of typology. Just to the right of the middle is Daniel in the lion's"
"the neighborhoods of Leblon and Ipanema, in particular, have the most expensive real estate in all of South America. The neighbourhood of Copacabana beach hosts one of the world's most spectacular New Year's Eve parties (""Reveillon""), as more than two million revelers crowd onto the sands to watch the fireworks display. From 2001, the fireworks have been launched from boats, to improve the safety of the event. To the north of Leme, and at the entrance to Guanabara Bay, is the district of Urca and the Sugarloaf Mountain ('Pão de Açúcar'), whose name describes the famous mountain rising out of"
"no longer widely found elsewhere. Sacro Monte di Crea The Sacro Monte di Crea (literally ""Sacred Mountain of Crea"", although it is built on a hill rather than a mountain) is a Roman Catholic sanctuary in the ""comune"" of Serralunga di Crea, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is reached via a steeply ascending route which winds through a wooded natural park, whose flora where catalogued by the Casalese photographer and polymath Francesco Negri. Construction began in 1589, around an existing sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed to Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, around 350 AD. Eusebius is"
"Sacro Monte di Belmonte The Sacred Mountain of Belmonte (Italian: ""Sacro Monte di Belmonte"") is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the ""comune"" of Valperga, in the Metropolitan City of Turin (Piedmont, northern Italy). It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. It was built in 1712 at the initiative of the Friar Minor Michelangelo da Montiglio. After interruptions, building work on the chapel was resumed in 1759 and in 1825. The complex is located in Canavese and is dedicated to the Mysteries of the Rosary; it comprises a church"