Sugarloaf Mountain...Rio

...two cable cars rides to reach the summit-we had a clody day but still the views were simply majestic...
...top of Sugarloaf...views of many pristine beaches of Rio...the long beach is Copacabana-it's almost 5km long and really pristine -79 beaches in Rio and they are all very clean and comes alive with people in the evenings and at weekends...
...Copacabana...at far end round the corner is the other famous Ipanema beach and on this corner was our hotel for 7 days- right on the beach...people watching was fantastic from our hotel...
...two cable car rides to the summit...Rio has so many mountain peaks and they are all black/lush green jungles...
...family of MICOS seen at the summit-monkeys with grey fur,striped tails and tiny scrooge- like faces...hmmm! where have I seen that face before!...