I chose this place in my first couchsurfing meeting. He was a Jewish from Washington DC and was visiting Rio for only a few days. He came to Brazil to go in a Ecotourism Congress in Bonito-MS and decided to stay in Rio also. He told me that we loved nature and trekking, that why I invited him to Urca. At that day was holiday in Rio and the city was very calm.
We went straight to climb the Urca Mountain (which is the smaller). It takes about 20/40 minuts to go there. And it is free. No payment. But if you want to go up to Sugar Loaf (second and bigger mountain) you need to buy the tickets.
He also wrote a good refrerence about me at couchsurfing :)
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The day was cloudy :(
He macth other jewish and they ask him to pray. lol
Tickets here: http://www.bondinho.com.br/ (portuguese/ english/ spanish/ german)
It's always very crowded over there, so you should book.
They don't sell ticket at the urca mountain only at Praia Vermelha (red arrows).
To find the Urca trekking follow the arrows.
Red: buy the ticket if you want to go up Sugar Loaf
Yellow: At the end of the beach there is a gate, go there.
Orange: Where you should star to climp.
(the treck start)
Precaution:
There no reason to worries! The trekking is safe, no guard and no sigs. lol But always very busy. You should go up and then turn the left, if you go to the other side you will find the second mountain and there is no place to go, you must go back.
You will find food, water and toailet at the top of Urca.
How to go:
By subway: At "Estação Botafogo" take the integration bus 511A (Botafogo - Urca). Repeat "URCA? URCA? Integração onde?" to someone at metro station.
By Bus - Take 107 (Central-Urca), 511 (Urca - Leblon - Via Joquei Circular), 512 (Urca - Leblon - Via Copacabana Circular) e 2011 (praça Mauá - Laranjeiras).
*Leave the bus at the end of Av. Pasteur close from Praia Vermelha.
Eat at Urca?
The next post!
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