Thursday 31st August 2006: PAO DE AZUCAR: Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

Another icon of Rio De Janeiro is `Pao De Azucar´ (Sugar Loaf Mountain), the oldest tour attraction of the city. Our visit to Sugar Loaf was on our last day as it was the only other clear and sunny day we had whilst in Rio and a good weather day is needed to fully appreciate the beautiful views seen from the top. Rather annoyingly our visit to Sugar Loaf coincided with one of nine days a year when maintenance checks are carried out, therefore we were only able to go up half way to `Morro Do Urca´!!! However, we still had a good time riding the famous cable car and we were still able to get some great views.

The famous cable car

`Pao De Azucar´ as seen from `Morro De Urca´

Enjoying the views