At first, I decided to write about Tanzania's monkeys, but later I decided to write about cableway of Rio de Janeiro. It was made in 1908. In 1908, it had only 1 cable car, and the cable car ran only once a day. But now,The cable cars run every 30 minutes, between 8 am and 10 pm. They are glassed in for safety and have a capacity of about 65 people.
The first part of the line, from the starting station to the stop off station at Morro da Urca, has a length of 600 metres (2,000 ft), with the maximum speed of 6 metres (20 ft) per second (21.6 kilometres per hour (13.4 mph)). Morro da Urca is situated at an altitude of 722 feet (220 m). It contains a cafe, snack bar, restaurant, souvenir stands, and a children's play area. The second part of the line, Morro da Urca to Sugarloaf, has a length of 850 metres (2,790 ft), with a maximum speed of 10 metres (33 ft) per second (36 kilometres per hour (22 mph)). The latter part of the trip up to 1,299 feet (396 m) on Sugarloaf, particularly towards the top, is very steep.
Also I spoke about Sugarloaf, but forgot to say that Sugarloaf is the mountain of Rio, where is situated the monument of Jesus.
And now some pictures:)
And now some pictures:)
Thanks! Have you been there?
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