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Rio panoramic views
Candid tips & insights
Why the
Rio Panoramic Views
are special
Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has one of the most beautiful settings imaginable. The city cuddles between curvaceous green mountains and the subtropical blue Guanabara Bay.
Rio Panoramic Views
tips & insights
Best
viewpoints
This wonderful setting is best appreciated from two spectacular vantages:
Corcovado
Mountain
Sugar
Loaf
Corcovado
Mountain
Go to its top (where the photo in the upper-right column was taken). This is Rio's most popular viewpoint. Corcovado Mountain is 710 meters (2300 feet) high and is reached by road or cog rail. Its viewing platform is at the base of the famous Christ the Redeemer statue. The sight of Rio de Janeiro at your feet is sweeping and breathtaking.
Sugar
Loaf
Visit its pinnacle (see peak on right in photo). Sugar Loaf Peak is 400 meters (1300 feet) high and is reached by cable car (which, as a bonus, provides its own inimitable views). Being much shorter than Corcovado, Sugar Loaf gives you a closer-up and more personal view of Rio de Janeiro and its bay.
Do
both
Be sure to take in both views - each is stunning in its unique way.
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