Christ the Redeemer Statue
Christ the Redeemer Statue Reviews
 Must see place Jun 07, 2008
Rio's Post Card. You must go up there to see the Statue and to have a view from the whole Rio de Janeiro city. The view is wonderful. You should go while visiting Rio de Janeiro.
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 Sep 22, 2007
We've all seen the picture of the huge statue overlooking the city but it is not until you are up there that you appreciate just how impressive it really is.
Early on a Saturday morning, we took the bus to Cosmo Vehlo (buses in Rio are frequent are so cheap) for R$2 and from there got on the train that takes you up the hill (for R$36) - there are beautiful views but only on one side of the train so get a seat on the RHS. The ride is about 15 to 20 minutes and pleasant, once there officials directing the masses of people coming and going to once you're there - GOSH - to me, it felt like taking a few steps closer to heaven. It's breathtaking, the views are inspiring but the massive work; rich with history and culture wraps a feeling of warmth around even the most indifferent of us. There is not much else up there except a few gift stores and a restaurant but I could have sat there under God's arms all day :) 
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Christ the Redeemer Statue Blogs
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Jun 16, 2006
On the streets of Rio left on red is okay, a stop light doubles as a market for men, women and children selling everything from Brazilian flags and noise makers, to chocolate and license plates. At one stop light we witnessed the erection of a human…Christ Redeemer statue, overlooking gorgeous Rio. As soon as we began to make our was up the steep hill to the Christ I began to see the fog come in. When we arrived at the top and at the base of the Christ He suddenly… Rio de Janeiro -- Day II |
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Jul 11, 2006
So the time
has come, my time in South America for the
Argentina/Brazil Program 2006 has come to an end. Sadly, this means that my
blog entries on Travbuddy have also come to an e…Christ Redeemer
statue. Accordingly, I was very excited to visit these places. I prepared
myself for the long ride up and how amazing the view would be when I got on
top, but the actual view exceeded my expectations. I was absolutely
flabbergasted when I saw the statue… Final thoughts |
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Mar 27, 2006
Rio de Janeiro (Hee-oh) was a great chance for us to settle into the country, try and learn a few words in Portuguese, discover all about the Angolan slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries but to mainly do bugger all and lie on Copacabana beach …Christ the Redeemer statue ( Corcovado ) stands and also the Sugar loaf mountain. The latter we tried to get there for sunset but spent that in a steamy traffic jam and didn’t get up there until the sun had well and truly dropped below… WHAT A VIEW! SHAME ABOUT THE BUILDINGS !?? |
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Jun 26, 2007
Yesterday was a partly a crappy day as it rained for most of it. I went with a group of people from Team Diabetes to Corocovado which is the Christ the Redeemer statue. It was really cool but also really sucky as the rain caused it to be foggy and c…Christ the Redeemer statue. It was really cool but also really sucky as the rain caused it to be foggy and cloudy and you couldnt really see the Jesus statue or the view from it. I plan on going back so I can get some… A new day and a new adventure for Lesley in Rio |
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Jul 24, 2008
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