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 Mound the same civilization that built the mounds at Cahokia. Sugarloaf Mound is on the National Register of Historic Places. The mound got its name in the 18th century when St. Louisans noticed the shape resembled the loaves that sugar was transported in. Although the mound has not been excavated, it is assumed that the mound was used for burials. Sugarloaf Mound measures approximately in height, north/south and east/west. The mound overlooks the Mississippi River, where Interstate 55 meets South Broadway. It is now located entirely within the incorporated City of St. Louis, but used to be on the border between