Sugarloaf Mountain hosts anniversary programme on 27 October

Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) in Rio de Janeiro will host the Parque Bondinho anniversary programme on 27 October 2026. The event marks 114 years of cable-car operations at one of Brazil’s best-known mountain landmarks.

Sugarloaf Mountain hosts its anniversary programme

The Parque Bondinho operator has scheduled a day of activities across the attraction for 27 October. The official programme identifies Sugarloaf Mountain as the venue and describes the celebration as an anniversary programme for visitors.

The agenda includes a historical display at Espaço Maria Ercília, a postcard-personalisation workshop, a passinho performance by Charme Du Bom at Morro da Urca and the birthday celebration itself. Sunset Brasilidades, featuring DJ Yasmin Lisboa, is listed for the Jardim dos Discos. The official October programme places the anniversary at the Parque Bondinho and gives 27 October as its date.

A separate report gives the programme’s day-by-day schedule, including the historical display and workshop from 10am, the Charme Du Bom presentation at 2pm, the birthday moment at 3pm and the DJ set at 4pm. The operator’s programme states that the anniversary activities form part of the visitor experience, while the regular cable-car admission remains a separate matter.

A 1912 cable car above Rio’s Guanabara Bay

The celebration connects directly with the attraction’s transport history. The first cable-car section, between Vermelha Beach and Urca Hill, opened in 1912; the second section to Sugarloaf Mountain followed in 1913. The operator’s English-language history says the first section was 600 metres long and that the stations reach 396 metres above sea level.

The route begins at Vermelha Beach, reaches Morro da Urca and continues to the summit. That sequence gives the 27 October programme a practical structure: visitors encounter the cultural activities around the first station and Urca Hill while the cable-car journey remains the central way of reaching the mountain viewpoints. The operator’s history of the cable-car route records the opening years and the height.

Sugarloaf Mountain is also part of the wider Rio de Janeiro cultural landscape inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012. UNESCO describes the property as extending from the Tijuca mountains to the sea and including the steep hills around Guanabara Bay, including Sugar Loaf and Urca. The listing records Pão de Açúcar and Urca as national monuments under Brazilian protection.

Why the 27 October programme matters to the mountain visit

The anniversary is more than a date on the calendar because its activities use named spaces within the attraction. The historical display places the cable-car story at the visitor venue, while the postcard workshop and performances add cultural programming to a route otherwise defined by stations, hills and views across the bay.

For travellers, the event therefore offers a scheduled cultural programme alongside the established cable-car journey. It does not announce a new route, a reopening or a change to access rules. The confirmed change for 27 October is the addition of the anniversary activities across the Parque Bondinho.

Visiting Sugarloaf Mountain: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The anniversary programme takes place on 27 October 2026 at Parque Bondinho, Avenida Pasteur, 520, in Urca, Rio de Janeiro.
• The listed activities include the historical display, postcard workshop, Charme Du Bom performance, birthday celebration and Sunset Brasilidades.
• The visitor route starts at Vermelha Beach, reaches Morro da Urca and continues by cable car to Sugarloaf Mountain.
• The mountain reaches 396 metres above sea level, and the visit includes cable-car stations, viewpoints and steep natural hills.
• Brazil’s official language is Portuguese and its national currency is the Brazilian real.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Sugarloaf Mountain

When does the Parque Bondinho anniversary take place at Sugarloaf Mountain?

The anniversary programme takes place on 27 October 2026 at Parque Bondinho in Rio de Janeiro.

What is Sugarloaf Mountain?

Sugarloaf Mountain is a granite peak and cable-car attraction above Guanabara Bay, reached through Morro da Urca.

Where is Sugarloaf Mountain and how do you get there?

The attraction is in Urca, in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. The visitor route begins at Vermelha Beach and uses cable cars to reach Morro da Urca and the summit.