the sun drenches the entire city in incredible shades of yellow, orange, and red during both dusk and dawn - the favelasand many of the city's landmarks glow in this special light and this lookout is one of the best places to witness the famed cityscape during sunrise and sunset.

sugar loaf mountain looms large on the skyline over looking rio de janeiro's harbour - the granite colossus is one of the city's major tourist attractions and resides at the mouth of guanabara bay in the neighborhood of urca. morro do pasmado affords some fine views of the natural form that has become such a recognized symbol of rio de janeiro.