Sugarloaf Mountain hosts Prehistoric Adventure until 18 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 07:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) in Rio de Janeiro is hosting the Prehistoric Adventure, a family programme combining fossils, dinosaurs and public science until 18 October 2026. The event is being presented at Morro da Urca by the Museum of Earth Sciences and the SGBeduca programme of Brazil's Geological Survey.
Prehistoric Adventure continues at Morro da Urca until 18 October
The programme runs from 5 to 18 October 2026, with activities scheduled from 10am to 5pm. The operator lists it as an experience about dinosaurs and palaeontology, included in the regular park admission.
The event is located at the Mirante Maria Ercília on Morro da Urca, the first station on the cable car route. The Geological Survey's programme includes a fossil laboratory, fossil excavation and painting, dinosaur-themed games, origami workshops and storytelling. A programme outline from the Geological Survey places the activities at the park from 5 to 18 October 2026.
The Museum of Earth Sciences is using the programme while its historic building is closed for restoration. Its travelling activities bring fossils and replicas to Morro da Urca, allowing visitors to examine specimens and take part in hands-on tasks rather than visiting the museum's main building.
Sugarloaf Mountain's first station connects science with its cable car history
The cable car complex links Vermelha Beach, Urca Hill and Sugarloaf Mountain at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. Its first section opened in 1912, while the second section to the summit followed in 1913. The Ministry of Tourism records the two routes as 538 metres and 749 metres long, with Morro da Urca reaching 220 metres and the summit reaching 396 metres.
That history gives the programme a specific setting: children encounter geological material at the intermediate hill that has served as the cable car's first stop for more than a century. The location also keeps the science activities within the same visitor complex as the route to the summit. The Ministry of Tourism history describes the cable car's opening and the natural monument's place in Rio's recognised World Heritage landscape.
What the October programme adds to a visit
The event does not replace the cable car journey. Instead, it adds a temporary science programme at the first station, with the final scheduled day falling on 18 October 2026. The operator's visitor programme lists the dates, location within the complex and the dinosaur and palaeontology theme.
The arrangement also explains why the programme is at Morro da Urca rather than inside the museum's usual premises. The travelling format keeps public activities running during the restoration of the museum building and places them beside a major Rio transport and sightseeing route.
Visiting Sugarloaf Mountain: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Prehistoric Adventure runs from 5 to 18 October 2026 at Morro da Urca in the Parque Bondinho complex, with activities from 10am to 5pm.
- The programme is at the first cable car station and is included in the park admission; the cable car route itself continues from Vermelha Beach through Urca Hill to Sugarloaf Mountain.
- The visitor entrance is Avenida Pasteur, 520, in Urca, Rio de Janeiro. The operator identifies the address as the access point for the complex.
- The route involves a cable car journey between steep granite hills. Morro da Urca reaches 220 metres and Sugarloaf Mountain reaches 396 metres, so the visit combines transport, elevated viewpoints and the temporary activities.
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Frequently asked questions about Sugarloaf Mountain
When does the Prehistoric Adventure take place at Sugarloaf Mountain?
The programme runs from 5 to 18 October 2026 at Morro da Urca, with activities from 10am to 5pm.
What is Sugarloaf Mountain?
It is a granite summit in Rio de Janeiro served by a two-section cable car route via Urca Hill. The summit reaches 396 metres.
Where is Sugarloaf Mountain and how do you get there?
The complex is in Urca at Avenida Pasteur, 520. Visitors reach the summit by cable car from Vermelha Beach via Morro da Urca.
