The main feature of the beaches of Rio-de-Janeiro is the feeling that all the people around you are familiar. At the same time, nobody cares about anyone. This creates a special atmosphere of lightness, ease, joy, and fun - you can talk to the first person you meet, laugh together, even swim and go further without feeling obligated to continue communicating. The lovers of active entertainment will always find like-minded people for playing football, volleyball, the opportunity to conquer the wave on the surf or just lie on the sand. If you are hungry, look at the beach cafe - there are a lot of them. Everywhere you will be waiting with a smile on your face, offering refreshing or hot drinks, all kinds of snacks and fruits.
Having a walk on the cable car and visiting the top of the Sugar Loaf is the must-see and must-do activities in the program of any tourist to Rio-de-Janeiro. Annually, more than 1.5 million visitors are using its services. For a long history of its existence, the physicist Albert Einstein and President John F. Kennedy also traveled through it. From the glazed cabins, a panoramic view of 360 degrees of the surroundings: the Gulf of Guanabara, the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, Mount Corcovado with the Christ Redeemer statue, green massifs of Tizhuka Park, the whole center of the city. Now, this ropeway is considered to be the most extreme in the world because of the transparent cabins and the height at which it raises the tourists. The round trip fare for an adult is 53 reals, which is about 25 dollars.
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