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  2. Corcovado - Wikipedia

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    Corcovado (Portuguese pronunciation: [koʁkoˈvadu]) which means "hunchback" in Portuguese, [1] is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a 710-metre (2,330-foot) granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park. Corcovado hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great ...

  3. Christ the Redeemer (statue) - Wikipedia

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    The statue weighs 635 metric tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca National Park overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro. This statue is the largest Art Deco–style sculpture in the world. [6]

  4. Corcovado Rack Railway - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. List of mountains in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Serra de Baturité Highest in Ceará: Maciço do Urucum: 1,065: 3,494 Highest in Mato Grosso do Sul Pico da Tijuca: 1,017: 3,337 Most prominent peak in Urban Area(lifts ca.1000m inside Rio de Janeiro City Corcovado: 710: 2,329 The Peak of o Cristo Redentor Monte Pascoal: 586: 1,923 First land portion observed from sea on discovery of Brazil in ...

  6. Sugarloaf Mountain - Wikipedia

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    Sugarloaf Mountain (Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar, pronounced [ˈpɐ̃w dʒ(i) ɐˈsukaʁ]) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m (1,299 ft) above the harbor, [ 1 ] the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar .

  7. Sugarloaf Cable Car - Wikipedia

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    The Sugarloaf Cable Car (Portuguese: Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar) is a cableway system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The first part runs between Praia Vermelha and Morro da Urca (at 220 metres or 722 feet), from where the second rises to the summit of the 396-metre (1,299 ft) Sugarloaf Mountain.