Point do Telegrafo

This guide to Point do Telegrafo in Rio de Janeiro opens with a twist: the rock in every viral photo isn't the true summit at all, just a lower boulder shaped to make the drop look bottomless. It traces the trail's older story, the Caminho dos Pescadores worn smooth by fishermen walking to their boats each morning, and a Second World War lookout crew stationed higher up after Nazi submarines struck along this coast. Listen for how a village that had never seen a radio gave the whole hill its name.