Sugarloaf Mountain (Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 metres (1,299 ft) above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
The name "Sugarloaf" was coined in the 16th century by the Portuguese during the heyday of sugar cane trade in Brazil. According to historian Vieira Fazenda, blocks of sugar were placed in conical molds made of clay to be transported on ships. The shape given by these molds was similar to the peak, hence the name.
1907 - The Brazilian engineer Augusto Ferreira Ramos had the idea of linking the hills through a path in the air.
1910 - The same engineer founded the Society of Sugar Loaf and the same year the works were started. The project was commissioned in Germany and built by Brazilian workers. All parts were taken by climbing mountains or lift by steel cables.
1912 - Opening of the tram. First lift of Brazil. The first cable cars were coated wood and were used for 60 years.
1972 - This year the current template trolley was put into operation. This increased the carrying capacity by almost ten times.
2009 - Inauguration of the next generation of cable cars that had already been purchased and are on display at the base of Red Beach.
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It's part of Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea.
The name "Sugarloaf" was coined in the 16th century by the Portuguese during the heyday of sugar cane trade in Brazil. According to historian Vieira Fazenda, blocks of sugar were placed in conical molds made of clay to be transported on ships. The shape given by these molds was similar to the peak, hence the name.
1907 - The Brazilian engineer Augusto Ferreira Ramos had the idea of linking the hills through a path in the air.
1910 - The same engineer founded the Society of Sugar Loaf and the same year the works were started. The project was commissioned in Germany and built by Brazilian workers. All parts were taken by climbing mountains or lift by steel cables.
1912 - Opening of the tram. First lift of Brazil. The first cable cars were coated wood and were used for 60 years.
1972 - This year the current template trolley was put into operation. This increased the carrying capacity by almost ten times.
2009 - Inauguration of the next generation of cable cars that had already been purchased and are on display at the base of Red Beach.
Wikipedia.org
It's part of Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea.
Date of Inscription on the List of UNESCO WHS: 2012
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