Sugarloaf Mountain


 With a 360 degree view, it was difficult to choose this as our best photograph from atop Sugarloaf Mountain.  There are many beaches and public parks in Rio De Janeiro.  Residents and visitors fill them with activity.  Carnival is just over a month away and Rio is already making preparations and having parties for perhaps the most famous Carnival in the world.  Rio De Janeiro is a beautiful city! 

Brazil, as we have discovered in many other progressive countries, has free education (a minimum entrance exam score is required for university) and health care.  Private health care is available for those who want and can afford it.  Brazilian citizens are more concerned with the needs of the many than the needs of the few and uplifting their entire society.   

There is a walkable garden on the side and near the top of Sugarloaf Mountain.  In the garden is a statue by Carlos Vergara and a quote about his artwork on the side of this mountain, which is worth our contemplation; "Vergara reminds us of the importance of being present, of inscribing oneself in time and space, and of actively participating in the construction of meaning"- Ulisses Carrilho 

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  1. plattsflyingdogsJanuary 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM

    Stunning! I would love to visit Rio. Do many people speak English? Or did you have to learn some Portuguese?

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