Rio De Janeiro Sights

Cristo Redentor

#3 of 674 things to do in Rio de Janeiro

#1 of 639 sights in Brazil

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Good for: History., history, sightseeing, Photography

Not good for: Rain., The timid, expensive

  • Address
    • Rua Cosme Velho 513 Cosme Velho cog station
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 21 2558 1329
  • Price
    • adult/child R$36/18
  • Hours
    • 8:30am-6:30pm

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Lonely Planet review for Cristo Redentor

Atop Corcovado (which means ‘hunchback’), Cristo Redentor gazes out over Rio, a placid expression on his well-crafted face. The mountain rises straight up from the city to 710m, and at night, the brightly lit, 38m-high statue is visible from nearly every part of the city – all 1145 tons of the open-armed redeemer.

 

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    The most amazing place I've ever seen

    fosters recommends this,

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    The statue is impressive. The view is beautiful. I recommend it!

    Good for: History.

    Not good for: Rain.

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    Have to do it, but not as impressive as I expected

    mattdotson does not recommend this,

    I think the views from Pão de Açúcar were much better. Still you're in Rio and the Cristo is an international icon. You kind of have to go so you can say "I've been there". I probably wouldn't go back to Cristo if I went to Rio again though.

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    Great View -- Don't go up top during a thunderstorm!

    pauleengineer recommends this,

    My information is very old, dating back to 1947 to 1949. It appears there are still just the same two ways to get up to the top -- taxicab and cog railway. Either one is an adventure in itself. Perhaps the wild Carioca cab drivers have cooled down a bit, but it was always a harrowing race to the top, then a mad dash down, to pack in as many fares as time would allow! The cog railway is more sedate, but scary to those who do not trust the rack and pinion gearing. In those old times, a photographer at the bottom terminal of the cog railway would hustle together a group of passengers about to embark, and take [not snap] a large format plate picture with a shutter-less massive studio box camera on a tripod, using a generous pile of flash powder held aloft on a platform. Put the hand over the lens, pull the film slide, remove the hand, pull the flint trigger on the flash platform --- WOOF! and a blinding flash, replace the slide, all followed by a smoke cloud rising. You know that your picture was taken! By the time the group returned from the top, he had poorly washed B/W prints ready to sell. They soon turned a rich sepia tone.

    Good for: history

    Not good for: The timid

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    one of the best experiences of my life

    josephdexter recommends this,

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    Just very nice view over the city

    annekevandenboogaard recommends this,

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    Ok, so you can't miss it but your probably shouldn't anyway

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    Good for: Photography, sightseeing

    Not good for: expensive

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