within the city of rio de janeiro there is only one spot where paragliding is normally practiced - this location is at the launching ramp on top of pedra bonita in the são conrado neighborhood.

part of the parque da tijuca, pedra bonita (beautiful rock) is a 696-meter (2283-foot) deforested mountain that was once covered by brazil's atlantic rain forest, the mata atlântica.

one of the elements that makes this location famous in rio de janeiro is the spectacular close up view it provides of pedra da gávea, which is the largest oceanside monolith in the world.