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Well... this is actuallly THE beaten path but for sure it is well worth the visit.
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$ 30,00
(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$ 15,00.
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American Express, Visa, Visa electron, Diners e Mastercard. Leave a Comment Address: Corcovado station - rua cosme velho 513
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One of the most famous monuments in Rio is the statue of the Christ on top of Corcovado Mountian. The statue stands 30 metres high, with the mountain itself being 710 metres. The effect is that the Christ, with his open arms, is embracing the city. The statue was built from 1926 to 1931, designed by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa. French sculptor Paul Landowski completed the work on the hands and face.
The ride to the top of Corcovado is a trip in itself, with the choice of a long, winding road, or a slow, steep train ride. The view from the train is interesting, with a few sneaking glimpses of what is to come. From the last train station there are now elevators and then escalators to the top, elevating the need to climb huge numbers of stairs .The statue of Christ the Redeemer is very grand indeed, and the view from the top spectacular. Rio's harbour and the amazing geography that makes up the city are a very impressive site indeed.
There are loads of tourists making this trip, so be prepared for crowds.
Don't go there when you see the Corcovado is behind clouds...better go another sunnier day!
Best time to go up the mountain is usually in the late afternoon or before evening, then you can see wonderful sunset and do the best pictures!
Please take this seriously:
There are some tourists who want to climb the mountain by feet (which is indeed possible), but I would not recommend it, because after the train station you wil pass trough a Favela..and there were killed 2 german tourists in 2003 when they were mugged.
Adress:Parque Nacional da Tijuca
Estrada de Ferro Corcovado (train leaves every 30 minutes)
- Rua Cosme Velho, 513
Tel: (21) 2558-1329
Webpage:http://www.corcovado.com.br
train-ticket: 30 brazilian Reais
Bus: 422, 583, or 584 to Cosme Velho Leave a Comment
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To reach the top of Corcovado Hill, the train crosses the largest urban forest of the planet, also the first one to be replanted.
The trip starts at Cosme Velho Station, a pretty old one which is now part of the Brazilian Historical Patrimony.
The Tijuca Forest is located at the heart of Rio de Janeiro and separates the South and North zones of the city.
In the eighteenth century the forest was devastated to give place to coffee plantations what ended up causing troubles to the city’s water distribution, forcing emperor Dom Pedro II to make a revolutionary decision in the year of 1881: the replanting of the area.
It took about 13 years of hard work to accomplish the task. The job was so well done that animals like monkeys, sloths, lizards, snakes, birds and butterflies returned to the forest.
Part of the funds generated by the entrance tickets are destined to Ibama, the Brazilian Institute for the Preservation of Nature. Leave a Comment
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Corcovado Mountain is 710 meters (2300 feet) high and Its viewing platform is at the base of the famous Christ the Redeemer statue. The sight of Rio de Janeiro at your feet is really breathtaking.
This is probably the best place for you to see all the contrasts: mountains and sea, forests and beaches.
At this pic, you see Pão-de-Açucar and Guanabara Bay. Leave a Comment
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There are two places that are always listed as must visit sites, both of which involve stunning views over Rio and both of which require good weather and visibility. We didn't make it to one of those places (Sugarloaf) but we did get to visit the statue of Christ that is always featured prominently in photos of Rio that aren't of 1/2 naked men and women, albeit under less than perfect conditions.
We visited as part of the Carioca day tour with Brazil Expeditions so instead of taking the cog train up, we traveled by van. From where we parked you can either climb the stairs or take a series of escalators and elevators to get up to the top. If you want to take the train, the information can be found on the attached website, trains leave every 1/2 hour and the trip takes 20 minutes, cost is R$38 (about $19 US)
Be sure to have a clear day for this, as we got up there the fog was starting to roll in and although the view is spectacular even then, it was difficult getting good pictures. Leave a Comment
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A trip up to the Christ Statue is a necessity during a trip to Rio. Personally I prefer the view from the Sugar Loaf, but how could you go to Rio, come home and say that you never bothered to go up there.
The most important consideration for your visit is the weather. Clouds can roll in very quickly and cover the entire mountain and any view you were hoping to catch.
Earlier in the day you will have the best luck and if you take a cab up there you'll be up there pretty quickly. Also if your cab driver has a second job as a Mario Andretti impersonator (as ours did) the ride up and back may give you some rapid reflection time on your life and whether or not it will continue. Leave a Comment Directions: Look Up! There's a big guy with out-stretched arms on the top of a mountain. Now that wasn't so hard now was it?
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You haven't been to RIO if you didn't visit the Corcovado. You can go up with a taxi, but I preffer the slow litle red train full of tourist, moaning and gowning up the hill. The forrest around is beautifull, and as the guide said, it was plannted by man. Great job. The top was mostly cloudy, but we could take a glimps of the Maracana stadium between the clouds.
The Corcovado itself is very impressive, but I think the best view of it is from the Sugar Loaf (provided there are no clouds, and you can see it Leave a Comment
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There are a number of cities around the world that are defined in people's imagination by a single feature or monument - the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Opera House in Sydney, the Eiffel Tower in Paris. And of course Corcovado, the Christ the Redeemer, in Rio de Janeiro. So when you visit these places there's a danger of disappointment, because you think you already know them.
In the case of Corcovado that's partly true, as it really does look exactly like all the photos. But the photos can't give you a true sense of the size of the statue - only by standing below it and getting a crick in your neck can you appreciate this, and perhaps feel a liitle over-awed by religious devotion on such a grand scale, regardless of your own beliefs. And only by travelling up there can you appreciate the city of Rio laid out below you (although I found the view from the Sugarloaf even better).
So I would definitely recommend that you go, despite the familiarity. Take the train from Cosme Velho Station that climbs up the steep forested hillside and suddenly emerges just below and behind the statue. And, ideally, choose a bright day so you can appreciate the views too; although there was also something a bit magical about visiting it in mist as we did and seeing the statue gradually come into view above us.
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Inaugurated in 1931, the towering statue of "Cristo Rendentor" (Christ the Redeemer) looks down from the top of Corcovado over the city's believers and non-believers alike, arms outstretched a symbol of Rio's Catholic past and present. You can go there from N.S. Copacapana by taking a bus 583 that will deposit you at the entrance. You will be solicited by some vendor to sale you ticket but you can across the street and go buy your ticket at the ticket sale boot. It cost R$30 and you will get in the 2 wagon trains to take you to the top of the mountain. Along the way up you can see a lot of vegetation and at some spot you can see the city below. The first day I came there it has a lot of clouds lower than our level so it hired all the view below. At the platform at the bottom of the status there are many different groups of tourist with their guides. I heard some of them were arguing with their guides to let them stay longer in case the cloud will dispersed later on so they can see the city beneath. The response from the
tour guide was not he can staid longer because it is the nature fault not his. He did his job but the nature doesn't cooperate so the time is out, they have to leave. That is the inconvenient when you take a tour guide. It cost more than taking a bus by yourself but you can not own your time. I stayed until the last train which is before 6:00 pm and it paid off at the end. At certain moment the cloud dispersed and it make a hole in the ocean of cloud below you so I was able to take some snapshoot.
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The visit to the top of Corcovado to see the statue of Christ the Redeemer is a must see for all visitors to Rio. The statue is on top of a 704 m mountain and commands a fantastic series of views of Rio from the Soccer stadium, Maracana, to the north all the way past the downtown, Guanabara bay and the beaches of Botafogo, Vermelha, Copacobana, Arpoador, Ipanema and Leblon. Across the bay, the City of Niteroi grazes the horizon and the many beaches on the other side of the bay and on out to the Atlantic as the view spreads east, towards Buzios.
Whatever you do pick a day that has some sunshine and thus the ability to be very impressed by the size of Rio and the way nature has scattered islands, hills, bays and beaches around, enough to please all the visitors and for those visitors to envy the Cariocas for the City they live in. Leave a Comment Directions: View the City of Rio through 360 degrees and marvel at the beauty. View Christ the Redeemer statue and marvel at the effort needed to put it in place.
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