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  2. Sugarloaf Mountain - Wikipedia

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    Sugarloaf Mountain (Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar, pronounced [ˈpɐ̃w dʒ(i) ɐˈsukaʁ]) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m (1,299 ft) above the harbor, [ 1 ] the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar .

  3. Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument (Portuguese: Monumento Natural Dos Morros Do Pão De Açúcar e Da Urca) is a natural monument in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects the Sugarloaf Mountain and the adjoining Morro da Urca, distinctive landmarks of the city.

  4. Sugarloaf Cable Car - Wikipedia

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    The Sugarloaf Cable Car (Portuguese: Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar) is a cableway system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The first part runs between Praia Vermelha and Morro da Urca (at 220 metres or 722 feet), from where the second rises to the summit of the 396-metre (1,299 ft) Sugarloaf Mountain.

  5. The 30 Most Beautiful Cities in the World You’ll Be Dreaming ...

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    Insta-worthy attractions include the Christ the Redeemer statue, perched high on a hilltop, and bullet-shaped Sugarloaf Mountain on Guanabara Bay. And, of course, you can't talk about Rio without ...

  6. Brazil's prosecutors block zipline construction at Rio's ...

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    Brazil's federal prosecutors blocked a decision to authorize the installment of ziplines at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, claiming they will damage the environment around a UNESCO ...

  7. List of mountains named Sugarloaf - Wikipedia

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    An actual sugarloaf, after which many mountains are named.. The name Sugarloaf or Sugar Loaf applies to numerous raised topographic landforms worldwide: mountains, hills, peaks, summits, buttes, ridges, rock formations, bornhardt, inselberg, etc. Landforms resembling the characteristic conical shape of a sugarloaf were often so named.

  8. Henrietta Carstairs - Wikipedia

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    Sugarloaf Mountain, which Carstairs was the first person to climb. Henrietta Carstairs (1777/78 – after 1817) [1] was a British mountaineer and nanny. In 1817, she became the first person to climb the Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  9. Orange County purchases Sugar Loaf Mountain, plans to ... - AOL

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    GOSHEN - Orange County is purchasing the Sugar Loaf Mountain property in the town of Chester and plans to develop it as a new public park. The Orange County Legislature voted 20-0 last week to ...