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Mount Corcovado is Rio’s main attraction. With 710 m (2,329 ft)
above see level, this mountain supports the statue of Christ the
Redeemer, one of the best known monuments all over the world. The 38
meter (125 ft) high statue weighs 1,145 tons (1,262 net tons), and was
inaugurated in 1931. To reach the main terrace, you have to climb 222
steep stairs, or use an escalator or panoramic elevator. To ascend
Mount Corcovado, a train on one of the oldest Brazilian railways,
inaugurated by Emperor Peter II in 1884, may be used. Departure
at Rua Cosme Velho 513, Cosme Velho. Many other pictures at: www.corcovado-rio.com |
