at a glance

full urbanization followed, creating a unique and beautiful neighborhoods, filled with many significant and loved points of interest.

the sugar loaf mountain (pão de açúcar) looms large on the skyline overlooking rio de janeiro's harbor - the granite colossus is one of the city's major attractions located at the mouth of guanabara bay, and adorns postcards the world over.  

christ the redeemer can be seen in the distance, along with copacabana beach, the dois irmãos, pedra da gávea, the cagarras islands - also visible are the morro da urca, botafogo bay, flamengo park, glória and the center of town - across the bay stretches the rio-niterói bridge and the praia de icaraí in niterói, ilha fiscal, and the coastline towards the região dos lagos.