SUGAR LOAF - BRASIL
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| Location: | Geographic coordinates: | Area: | Area - comparative: |
| Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean | 10 00 S, 55 00 W | total: 8,511,965 sq km | slightly smaller than the US |
| Population: | Languages: | Capital: | Currency: |
| 182,032,604 | Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French | Brasilia | real (BRL) |
| Types of rocks: | Granite (igneous rock). |
Sugar Loaf - In Rio de Janeiro state: the city, proper, and the Serra dos Orgãos (Orgãos Range). The city is full of granite domes (including the famous Pão de Açúcar - Sugar Loaf), all of them with plenty of routes - more than 1000. Serra dos Orgãos is a wonderfull wild range, nice for hiking, trekking and climbing, and it’s only 100 km from Rio. Serra dos Orgãos is a National Park where Pedra do Sino, Garrafão and Dedo de Deus mountains are located.
© Guillermo Rocha, P. G. / Brooklyn College Geology Department