One of the most popular Rio De Janeiro Tourist Attractions is the Corcovado. The gorgeous city of Rio De Janeiro in the country of Brazil is one of the most visited tourist places in South America. The Corcovado, Rio De Janeiro is a mountain and the name means ‘hunchback’ in Portuguese.
The Corcovado, Rio De Janeiro is world famous for the huge Christ the Redeemer statue crowning its peak. From the peak tourists can enjoy sweeping panoramic views of the sea and mountains. The Corcovado mountain is located in the central Rio De Janeiro. It is located inside the Tijuca Forest which is a national park. The mountain peak is 2330 feet high and lies west of the city center.
Tourists and believers take the trip up the Corcovado in Rio De Janeiro to reach the statue of Jesus. With outstretched arms the statue of Christ the Redeemer is 98 feet high situated on a 26 feet pedestal. The statute weighs 1145 tons and it also has a chapel which can accommodate 150 people. This monument celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2001. It was inaugurated on 12th October 1931 on the day of Our Lady of Aparecida (national patroness). The statue was designed by Carlos Oswald and developed by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa. The statute took five years to complete.
Travelers can climb up the Corcovado, Rio De Janeiro by taking the century old Corcovado Train or car. While travelling up by train experience the beautiful landscape of Rio De Janeiro. The train was inaugurated by Dom Pedro II , Emperor of Brazil in 1884 and the whole ride takes around 20 minutes.
The ride is an environmentally friendly one as the train is electric. Part of the funds from the entrance tickets goes to the Brazilian Institute for the Preservation of Nature or Ibama. While climbing the mountain you will pass through the largest urban forest in the world, the Tijuca Forest. It is a great place for walking and bicycle riding. In 1881 the whole forest was replanted with 60,000 trees by Major Manoel Gomes Archer.
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