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Corcovado Facts
- other names: Pão de Açúcar and Corcovado, Cristo Redentor
- price level: mid-range
- opening hours: Call for train schedules.
- website: http://www.copacabana.info/christ-the-redeemer.html
- address: Rua Cosme Velho 513
- telephone: + 55-21-2558-1329
Corcovado
Corcovado, meaning "hunchback" in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Location The 710-meter (2,330 ft) granite peak is 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 distances. It is known worldwide for the 38-meter (125 ft) statue of Jesus atop its peak, entitled Cristo Redentor' or "Christ the Redeemer". (...) more....
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