What is Sugarloaf Cable Car?
[[File:Sugarloaf_mountain_in_Rio_de_Janeiro.jpg|thumb|200px|Sugarloaf Cable Car]] The '''Sugarloaf Cable Car'''; {{lang-pt|Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar}}) is a [[cableway]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. It moves between [[Praia Vermelha]] and the [[inselberg]] [[Sugarloaf Mountain]]. It stops at [[Morro da Urca]] (at {{convert|722|ft}}) on its way up and down. It reaches the summit of the {{convert|1299|ft|adj=on}} mountain. The cableway was envisioned by the engineer [[Augusto Ferreira Ramos]] in 1908. He sought support from well-known figures of Rio de Janeiro's high society to promote its construction. It was opened in 1912<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bondinho.com.br/site/en/histories-and-curiosities/|title=History and Curious Facts|publisher=Sugarloaf Cable Car|language=English|accessdate=19 November 2014|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129062702/http://www.bondinho.com.br/site/en/histories-and-curiosities/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Sugarloaf Cable Car}} *{{Official website|www.bondinho.com.br}} {{in lang|pt|en|es}} {{coord|22|57|20|S|43|10|1|W|type:village|display=title}} [[Category:1912 establishments in Brazil]] [[Category:Rio de Janeiro]]