as well as many events that are held at the peak, there is a huge urban climbing center, with an estimated 50 different routes for climbers to navigate.

music concerts are also commonplace at the peak of the mountain, with a big clearing, which has enough space to host the shows. it was particularly popular, in this capacity during the 1980s, when many music festivals were held there, inside the cultural space at the top.

there are two common routes of traveling to the peak of the morro da urca, which are the cable car, or the hiking trail.