Sugarloaf Cable Car

Sugarloaf Cable Car Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar
Sugarloaf Cable Car
Location within Rio de Janeiro
Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Recreational
Location	Rio de Janeiro
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	22°57′20″S 43°10′1″W / 22.95556°S 43.16694°W / -22.95556; -43.16694
Termini	Inicial Pão de Açúcar
Elevation	lowest:  0 m (0 ft) highest: 396 m (1,299 ft)
No. of stations	4
Built by	Augusto Ferreira Ramos
Construction begin	1908
Open	27 October 1912; 111 years ago (1912-10-27)
Last extension	18 January 1913; 111 years ago (1913-01-18)
Website	www.bondinho.com.br
Operation
Operator	Companhia Caminho Aéreo Pão de Açúcar
Carrier capacity	65 passengers
Ridership	2,500 per day[1]
Operating times	8:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
Trips daily	24
Headway	30 minutes
Trip duration	3 minutes
Fare	R$ 160 (US$ 31)
Technical features
Aerial lift type	Aerial tramway
Manufactured by	CWA, Switzerland
Line length	600 m (2,000 ft) (Inicial-Urca) 850 m (2,790 ft) (Urca-Sugarloaf)
Operating speed	6 m/s (20 ft/s) (Inicial-Urca) 10 m/s (33 ft/s) (Urca-Sugarloaf)
Route map Legend Inicial Morro da Urca Pão de Açúcar

The Sugarloaf Cable Car (Portuguese: Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar) is a cableway system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first part runs between Praia Vermelha and Morro da Urca (at 220 metres or 722 feet), from where the second rises to the summit of the 396-metre (1,299 ft) Sugarloaf Mountain.

The cableway was envisioned by the engineer Augusto Ferreira Ramos in 1908 who sought support from well-known figures of Rio's high society to promote its construction. Opened in 1912,^[2] it was only the third cableway to be built in the world. In 1972 the cars were updated, growing from a capacity of 22 to 75, and in 1979 it featured in an action scene for the James Bond film Moonraker. Today, it is used by approximately 2,500 visitors every day. The cable cars run every 30 minutes, between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.