Brazil s prosecutors block zipline construction at Rio s touristic Sugarloaf Mountain thestar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil With boundless ocean views to one side and urban sprawl to the other, the Sugarloaf has long been one of Rio de Janeiro’s most iconic natural wonders. Now after the approval of new development plans, the monolith has become the contentious location for a controversial new zipline, drawing fierce criticism […]
Some 200 protesters gathered beneath Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Sugarloaf Mountain to protest the ongoing construction of ziplines aimed at boosting tourism, alleging it will cause unacceptable impacts. The four steel lines will run 755 meters (almost 2,500 feet) over the forest between Sugarloaf and Urca Hill, and riders will reach speeds of 100 kph…