Monument sights in Brazil
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Pedra do Cão Sentado
North of town, you can hike to Pedra do Cão Sentado, a rock formation resembling a sitting dog that serves as Friburgo's town symbol.
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Marco Zero
The waterside Marco Zero, a small monument on a broad square, marks the spot where the Portuguese founded Recife in 1537.
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Oratório da Cruz do Pascoal
On this street is the Oratório da Cruz do Pascoal, plunked in the middle of the road, where believers gathered to pray for protection against demons and wayward souls.
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Sinagoga Kahal Zur Israel
The first synagogue in the Americas, Sinagoga Kahal Zur Israel, now a Jewish Cultural Center open to visitors, still has a bit of its original 17th-century structure and interesting murals (in Portuguese and English) depicting the role of Jews in Recife’s development.
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Monumento do Marco Zero
A large obelisk-cum-sundial, the Monumento do Marco Zero stands on the equator, about 6km southwest of the city center. A hemisphere-straddling sports stadium and a sambadrome (a stadium built for the express purpose of holding huge samba concerts and dances) are part of the same complex.
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Memorial Coluna Prestes
Housed in a curious white, tubular structure near Palacio Araguaia, the Memorial Coluna Prestes tells the life story of Captain Luis Carlos Prestes, who led 1500 rebel soldiers against the military dictatorship in 1924. The march lasted three years and covered 25,000km, and is credited with helping bring democracy to Brazil, especially its long-isolated interior.
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Marco Inicial do Brazil
Oiapoque was long thought to mark the northernmost point of Brazil. The saying Do Oiapoque ao Chuí (from Oiapoque to Chuí) is still a common phrase meaning all of Brazil. The town itself has a monument - Marco Inicial do Brazil and a motto, Aqui comença o Brazil (Brazil starts here) - to mark the distinction. The only problem is that it is not the northernmost point: Monte Caburaí, on the Venezuelan border in Roraima, beats it by a good hundred kilometers!
Oiapoque took the news in stride, tweaking its claim to say the town has the northernmost coastline, which is true.
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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 (2330ft), 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. The view from the top of Corcovado provides a spectacular panorama of Rio and its surroundings.
Corcovado lies within the Parque Nacional da Tijuca. You can get there by car or taxi (taxi drivers will of course charge for waiting time if you are taking a return trip), but the best way is by the cog train. For the best view, sit on the right-hand side…
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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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