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Gondola · Pocos de Caldas, Brazil

Teleférico Poços de Caldas

Teleférico Poços de Caldas is a gondola near Pocos de Caldas, Brazil. It climbs 392 m over 1.41 km, from 1,194 m to 1,586 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 55 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

57/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Teleférico Poços de Caldas is scarier than 57% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 13 in Brazil.

  • Highest above the ground: about 55 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 1.21 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 275 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 61 m of the 1.41 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Teleférico Poços de Caldas is near Pocos de Caldas, Brazil, at 1,194 m above sea level (21.78519° S, 46.57006° W). From there it runs 1.41 km up to the top station at 1,586 m.

Per cabin
8 people

Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.