During the final stages of its lengthy journey from Athens, the torch that eventually lit up the flames of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio was taken to one of the city's most iconic landmarks — Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Sugarloaf Mountain rises 396 meters (nearly 1,300 feet) above sea level.
View of the city from the Sugar Loaf Mountain sightseeing deck in Rio de Janeiro, although we are not sure why everyone is upside down!
The cableway that runs to the top of the mountain is one of the oldest of its kind, built in early 20th century.
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The view of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
View of the city from the observation point on Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
Observation point on Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
The view of Copacabana Beach from the Sugar Loaf Mountain sightseeing deck in Rio de Janeiro.
View of the city from the observation point on Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
The view of Santos Dumont Airport from the Sugar Loaf Mountain sightseeing deck in Rio de Janeiro.
The Christ the Redeemer statue on top of the Corcovado mountain as seen from Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro.
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The view of Rio de Janeiro.
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Olympic flame on Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro
