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 ...

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

Freya: No Rodge, he’s in Rio de Janeiro. This all used to be covered ... Lots of people ride the cable car, but Uncle Bob runs to the top, so he can see the amazing sunset.

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 ...