Rio Sunrise and Hanging Out At Trilha Pedra do Telégrafo
Monday, January 19, 2026 Today we had an early wake up call. In order to make it to our sunrise view point, we would need to leave at 4:30am to see the sunrise at 5:20am. We were headed to Mirante Dona Marta for its incredible sunrise view over Rio and Guanabara Bay. Climbing up the ~5-minute stairs from the parking lot at Mirante Dona Marta to get to the viewing platform, I wasn't prepared for what we found up there. It wasn't the small crowd of ~75 people that caught me off guard. "Photographers" claim most of the area with their light sabers, tapping you to get out of their line of sight. There were at least 7 lights hogging over half of the public platform and view. It is total bullshit for everyone else who go up early to catch a glimpse of the beauty. There is another viewpoint at the opposite end of the parking lot that no one is at - at the helipad. While you can see the sunrise from there, it isn't nearly as ideal. But it does give you a grea...
