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Sugar Loaf Mountain

British  

noun

  1. Portuguese name: Pão de Açúcar.  a mountain in SE Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro on Guanabara Bay. Height: 390 m (1280 ft)

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After weeks of heavy rain, the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain collapsed and smothered the community below it.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2017

At the time, dozens of climbers scaled Rio de Janeiro’s Sugar Loaf Mountain, from which they hung an enormous jersey with the words “The 2014 World Cup is Ours.”

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2013

At a jammed open-air Mass in sight of Sugar Loaf Mountain, the Pope made his way to the altar, hugging and kissing babies.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Comme c'est joli!" exclaimed Linguist Roosevelt, indicating the rounded dome of Sugar Loaf Mountain.

From Time Magazine Archive

I preached six years at Sugar Loaf Mountain.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Maryland Narratives by Work Projects Administration

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