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Christ The Redeemer - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
By Sarah | May 16, 2008
It is almost impossible to conceive a trip to Rio de Janeiro without paying a visit to the statue of Christ The Redeemer. Located at the top of Corcovado Hill, it is Brazil’s most known image throughout the world. The Statue of Christ stands 30 meters high (100 feet), covered in a mosaic of soapstone. And the best way to get there is by the Corcovado train … The Corcovado Railway was the first eletricfied Brazilian railroad.
Inaugurated in October 9th, 1884, it’s even older than the monument of Christ. Besides, it was this same train that carried for a period of four years the parts of the statue to be mounted at the top of the hill. Working Schedule from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM, departures at every half-hour. Trip duration around 20 minutes. Ticket Price R$ 35,00 (round trip, plus 50% discount bonnus on Naif Museum of Art ticket - the museum is few steps far from the train station ) children to 5 years old free and 5 up to 12 years old only R$ 20,00. Credit Cards American Express, Visa, Visa electron, Diners e Mastercard.
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May 16th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
[…] Jonny wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIt is almost impossible to conceive a trip to Rio de Janeiro without paying a visit to the statue of Christ The Redeemer. Located at the top of Corcovado Hill, it is Brazil’s most known image throughout the world. The Statue of Christ … […]