The Christ, Corcovado, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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- Sightseeing travel tip
- City center
by You can get there either by foot or by the the Corcovado train - this was the train that also carried the pieces of the present statue up to the hill for more than four years.
You may have seen the statue on pictures, but no photo can be compared to the feeling when you look up on it from the feet of it. It's gratitude is also somehow religiously moving.
Address:
Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
Price:
R$36 for a roundtrip with train.
Opening Hours:
Every day from 8:30 to 19:00.
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