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Christ The Redeemer & The Corcovado Mountain – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Christ The Redeemer & The Corcovado Mountain – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Christ The Redeemer

Towering atop 2400 ft. tall Corcovado Mountain stands certainly Rio’s most memorable monument Christ The Redeemer (Cristo Redentor). Standing upright at over 100 feet tall, two and one half million pounds with outstretched arms and open, inviting hands, Cristo maintains a 24 hour vigil to all inhabitants of Rio.

The idea of a religious statue was first conceived in 1921 by Carlos Oswaldo who sketched out a design of Christ carrying a cross. When engineer Heitor da Silva Costa was commissioned to build the monument he enlisted the aid of Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and the design was changed to its current form and it was agreed that the statue would be sculpted in France.

After five years of planning and sculpting construction finally began on the monumental project. Soapstone was chosen as the desired material, despite its softness, for its durability over time and resistance to the punishing elements. Workers were enlisted and in 1926 construction material was now being hauled up the mountain via the Corcovado Railroad. The same train today transports tourists to the base of the statue. Continue reading Christ The Redeemer & The Corcovado Mountain – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Rio is the second largest city in Brazil and the state capital of Rio de Janeiro. The city is best known for its beaches, carnivals, football, music and its well preserved tropical forests.

Commonly known just as Rio and once a Portuguese colony, it was also the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries during the 1800s. Brasilia became the capital in 1960 when Brazil achieved independence. Tourists mainly get attracted to Rio not just because of it musical diversity and beaches but also because of its flora and fauna.

The world’s two largest forests are in Rio, surrounded by the most amazing beaches and mountains forming the most breathtaking landscapes.
Recently, the statue of Christ Redeemer was amongst the Seven Wonders of the World.

Rio also boasts some of the world’s largest football stadiums and as soccer is Brazil’s national sport, wherever there is an open space you will constantly see children and youngsters playing their favourite game. Rio is also well known for its vibrant night life, housing some of the best clubs and bars in the city.

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The Rio Festival in Brazil

The Rio festival in Brazil is by far the best known and the largest festival in the world. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1723. Every year hundreds of thousand of people take part in this beautiful and one of a kind event. The carnival takes place in the Sambadrome, a huge high-tech stadium, a symbol of the modern era in Brazil. This is the place where samba schools compete with each other for the best dance show and costumes. This is the most beautiful part of the show. Seeing the whole crowd dancing in the rhythm of high energy, latin music is unbelievable experience.

This are the bright sides of the carnival. The dark side is the whole preparation work. Samba schools spend a lot of time and money on preparations: teaching samba, as well as making fantastic costumes, masks, decorations & outstanding mobile floats.

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