The sharp peak
A climbing icon.
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Guapimirim is a town of about 54,000 people at the foot of the Serra dos Órgãos mountains in Rio de Janeiro state, some fifty kilometres from Rio; its best-known sight is the sharp Dedo de Deus peak, shaped like a finger raised to the sky and a symbol of Brazilian climbing. Its Tupi name means «little spring». The Timbira people lived here when the Portuguese climbed the mountains and found the Guapi-Mirim River; its first village was founded in 1674, and it split from Magé as a municipality in 1990. Its land includes part of the Serra dos Órgãos National Park, with its lower entrance, clear rivers, natural pools and Atlantic forest trails, along with farms and country pousadas. It is a stop on the road from Rio to Teresópolis, with peaks rising on every side.
A climbing icon.
In the park.
Trails.
Guapimirim, foot of the Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro state
About fifty kilometres.