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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…

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.

Opponents say zip lines will negatively impact famed tourist attraction that was named World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012

Is the best view in Rio about to be ruined by a zip wire?

Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain