🏔️ Mountain📸 Tourist Attraction

Pico da Bandeira

Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Overview

Third highest mountain in Brazil, situated near the border of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais.

Why visit: Granite domes rising straight out of the city and sea in Rio, and the table mountains of the far north.

Things to do

›Take the cable car up Sugarloaf near sunset
›Hire a guide for the harder summits; several need scrambling or ropes
›Check cloud cover before paying for a viewpoint
›Start early — afternoon storms build fast in summer

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Travel Information

Best time

April – October for clear views

Weather

Tropical with a wet summer and dry winter, reversed from the northern hemisphere: hot, stormy afternoons of 28–35°C from December to March, and mild, dry, clear winters of 15–25°C from June to August that are the best time to travel.

Entry fee

Cable cars ~₹2,000 – 3,000; trails usually free

Hours

Cable cars roughly 8 AM – 7:30 PM

Est. budget

₹1,000 – ₹4,000

Duration

Half day

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Within

2.1 km

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