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The Corcovado Rack Railway (Portuguese: Trem do Corcovado) is a mountain rack railway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Cosme Velho to the summit of Corcovado at an elevation of 710 m (2,329 ft). The summit is famous for its giant statue of Christ the Redeemer and for its views over the city and beaches.
Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.
Vicente de Carvalho: Line 2 (integrated BRT/Rio de Janeiro Metro station) [13] [73] [74] Vila Kosmos (Nossa Senhora do Carmo) All stops: Transcarioca: Vila Cosmos: 38 Fundão–Alvorada (all stops) 42A Galeão–Madureira (all stops) [75] [76] Vila Militar All stops: Transolímpica: Vila Militar: Santa Cruz Line (Vila Militar - integrated BRT ...
The statue was constructed from 1922 to 1931. From the peak's platform the panoramic view includes downtown Rio de Janeiro, Sugarloaf Mountain, the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Maracanã Stadium, and several of Rio de Janeiro's favelas. Cloud cover is common in Rio and the view from the platform is often obscured.
The Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado mountain was meant to be an act of religious propaganda for Rio de Janeiro. But over the past century, it has become the symbol of the tolerant ...
As her sweep of Rio de Janeiro shows got underway this week, the pop superstar and her legions of devoted fans were greeted by the wide-open arms of the world’s most-famous Christ statue ...
Rio de Janeiro's BRT lines. Transcarioca is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in Rio de Janeiro, connecting Barra da Tijuca with Galeão International Airport. The Transcarioca line covers 39 kilometers and 45 stations that connect 27 neighborhoods in the north and the west. [1] It was the second line that opened on the Rio de Janeiro BRT system.
The six-story high statue of Jesus from mid-torso up, hands raised toward heaven (a pose some ... the 130 foot-tall concrete one overlooking Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was captured by a photographer ...