With cable cars soaring swiftly to the quarter ... It was at the foot of the Sugarloaf that Portuguese explorers founded the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. And, just as Rio in its early days ...

Four days in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a great amount of time to enjoy local beaches, explore neighborhoods, and see the ...

Sarah Brown Standing high above Rio's bustling metropolis at 1,296 feet, Pão de Açúcar ... you can take a three-minute cable car ride up to Morro da Urca and then hop on another cable car ...