For those who want to see Rio from an angle that few know — and that no photograph can do justice to.
Located in the heart of the Porto Maravilha, the port area that Rio reinvented with courage and vision for the 2016 Olympic Games, the YupStar Ferris Wheel is the newest and one of the most extraordinary ways to observe one of the most celebrated landscapes in the world. Standing 88 meters tall with panoramic cabins offering a 360-degree view of the city, it is an experience that thrills even before reaching the highest point.
On board, time seems to stand still. As the cabin gently ascends over Porto Maravilha, Rio reveals itself in layers — first the rooftops and streets of the port area, then the Guanabara Bay with its waters that change color with the daylight, and finally the complete panorama that few visitors have the privilege of seeing in this way: the Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer framed side by side, the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema stretching out in the distance, the Tijuca Forest covering the slopes with its dense and lush green, and the entire city sprawling as far as the eye can see in a view that encapsulates, in a single image, everything that makes Rio one of the most extraordinary cities in the world.
The experience is even more memorable at sunset — when the sun dips into the Atlantic and the city lights up in a transition of colors that turns the horizon into a fleeting and unrepeatable work of art. For those who already know Rio from other angles and heights, the YupStar Ferris Wheel offers a new, surprising, and definitive perspective.
For those arriving for the first time, it is simply the best presentation this city could have.