Sugar Loaf Mountain

We took a cable car up to the top of Pao de Azucar aka Sugar Loaf today.

The view was wonderful, but even as fast-tracked tourists, the line to get in was nearly two hours long!

As expected, Sugar Loaf offers an impressive vista. From here, you can see Copacabana beach, as well as Christ the Redeemer.

I really enjoyed the birdwatching, as well. A swirl of black vultures circled the mountaintop. I got a much better look at the frigate birds I’ve been seeing since we arrived. There were plenty of other birds in the lush canopy of trees below our viewpoint, but I wasn’t able to identify any.

Note to self: next time you’re in Rio, bring binoculars!Read more