Rio de Janeiro really, really surprised me. I knew the city would be interesting, but I wasn’t expecting to be this blown ...

Sarah Brown Standing high above Rio's bustling metropolis at 1,296 feet, Pão de Açúcar, or the Sugarloaf Mountain, cascades over the picturesque Guanabara Bay. From Praia Vermelha (Red Beach ...

reflective Rio atop the enchantingly named Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar). Prime postcard material beautifully set in an otherwise entirely postcard-worthy city, the 600-million-year-old ...

The statue stands at 30 meters tall and was built between 1922 and 1931. Equipped with lightning rods, it is struck by ...

With peaks and beaches, the city is stunning 24 hours a day. After sunset, here are some ideas of things to do in Rio de ...

Sugarloaf is quirky, rugged, and fiercely independent, even though it has been owned by Boyne Resorts since 2007. It’s also enormous by Eastern standards, one of the largest resorts in the ...

We need it badly to get some peace, respect.” One of Saturday’s popular early-morning street parties is Friends of the Jaguar, on a beach looking across the water at Rio de Janeiro’s Sugarloaf ...

In between Valencia and Alicante, the beautiful Spanish seaside town "rivalling" Rio de Janeiro may surprise you. The beauty of this ancient fishing village is hidden behind 15th-century walls, but ...

Rio has big hills around it covered in tropical ... Freya: Finally, he goes to Sugarloaf Mountain, which is one giant rock! Lots of people ride the cable car, but Uncle Bob runs to the top ...

For more adventurous expeditions to difficult-to-reach places like Maracanã football stadium, Corcovado and Sugarloaf Mountain, plan on taking an Uber or a cab. The Rio subway system is cheap ...