Sugarloaf Cable Car Sugarloaf Cable Car The Sugarloaf Cable Car () is a cableway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Moving between Praia Vermelha and the Sugarloaf Mountain, it stops at Morro da Urca (at ) on its way up and down, and reaches the summit of the mountain. The cableway was envisioned by the engineer Augusto Ferreira Ramos in 1908 who sought support from well-known figures of Rio's high society to promote its construction. Opened in 1912, it was only the third cableway to be built in the world. In 1972 the cars were updated, growing from a capacity of 22 to 75,
Sugarloaf (County Cork) Sugarloaf (County Cork) Sugarloaf Mountain () is a mountain south-west of Glengarriff in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of the Caha Mountains, its height is 574 metres and is the 319th highest summit in Ireland . It is popularly thought to be one of Ireland's few extinct volcanos but it actually owes its shape to erosion The Irish name "Gabhal Mhór" seems to have developed from "Sliabh na Gaibhle" meaning "mountain of the fork". The anglicised form "Slieve Goul" is found in several 19th century sources. "Gabhal Mhór" ("big fork") stands in contrast to its lower neighbouring peak "Gabhal