File 030 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sugarloaf Mountain

Its cable car opened in 1912, one of the first in the world.

Why go

Its cable car opened in 1912, one of the first in the world.

The shoot: Moonraker (1979)

The cable-car fight.

Stand here

At the top station, look across to Copacabana and Christ the Redeemer.

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Visit

Best: Sunset. Access: Cable car ticketed. Getting there: Taxi to Praia Vermelha station in Urca.