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Local KnowledgeOne small ahaRio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro grew beside this bay, framed by Sugarloaf Mountain near its entrance.

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Your new ahaGuanabara Bay

Niterói lies on the opposite shore. Source: Guanabara Bay ↗

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  1. 07This granite peak at Rio's harbor entrance is reached by a two-stage cable-car journey.RECALL
    Sugarloaf Mountain

    Its Portuguese name is Pão de Açúcar.

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  2. 08This Rio protected area contains rainforest and the Corcovado peak.RECALL
    Tijuca National Park

    Parts of the forest were replanted in the nineteenth century.

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  3. 09Historic trams climb toward this hilly Rio neighborhood associated with artists and old mansions.RECALL
    Santa Teresa

    The district overlooks central parts of Rio.

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