Sugarloaf Mountain
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Sugarloaf Mountain is a famous granite peak at the entrance of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its panoramic city and ocean views and its cable car rides.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sugarloaf cable car | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
granite peak
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| cableCarOpened | 1912 ⓘ |
| cableCarOperator | Companhia Caminho Aéreo Pão de Açúcar ⓘ |
| cableCarRoute |
Morro da Urca to Sugarloaf summit
ⓘ
Praia Vermelha to Morro da Urca ⓘ |
| cableCarType | aerial tramway ⓘ |
| citySymbolOf | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| elevation |
396 metres
ⓘ
about 1,299 feet ⓘ |
| geologicalType | monolithic granite and quartz peak ⓘ |
| hasCableCar |
Sugarloaf Mountain
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sugarloaf cable car
|
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Botafogo ⓘ Christ the Redeemer ⓘ Copacabana Beach ⓘ
surface form:
Copacabana
Guanabara Bay ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cable car rides
ⓘ
panoramic city views ⓘ panoramic ocean views ⓘ rock climbing routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guanabara Bay
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form:
Rio de Janeiro (city)
State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form:
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Southeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Region, Brazil
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Urca ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of Brazil ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nameInPortuguese | Pão de Açúcar ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | sugarloaf (conical sugar shape) ⓘ |
| near |
Fortaleza de São João
ⓘ
Urca ⓘ
surface form:
Morro da Urca
Praia Vermelha ⓘ |
| partOf |
Guanabara Bay entrance
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro landscape ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
photography ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| touristVisitsPerYear | over one million visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCODesignation | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sugarloaf cable car