It is one of the main sights of Rio and also has become from day 07 July this year one of the new seven wonders of the world, lies in the Tijuca National Park, with 710 meters in height, where you can enjoy the most beautiful sights of the city. There is a statue of Christ the Redeemer with 30m high, more 8m, which are the base of the monument where there is a chapel under the invocation of the Immaculate Conception Aparecida, Patron of Brazil. The cardinal-archbishop of Rio, Dom Eusébio Sheid, said as a new sanctuary in Brazil, the Christ Redeemer Monument.
The mechanized access to the statue with three panoramic elevators and two escalators. For clients of Caixa Tourism Cards (Visa and Mastercard) there is a 20% discount on the ticket price for a visit to the monument of Christ the Redeemer.
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Access: - By train: Corcovado Railroad - Phone: 2558-1329 Daily, every 30 minutes, from 8:30 to 18h30h, with a stop at Paineiras. In the course of 3,820 meters of track, you can enjoy ten theme gardens, with flowers and exotic plants species and a fruit garden in honor of landscape Roberto Burle Marx. The route is well signposted, exhibits twenty sculptures with folklore and religious themes.
Each year more than 600 thousand people are brought to the Christ Redeemer by the centenary of the Railroad Corcovado, the tour tourist oldest in the country. In addition to deslumbrar to see the windows of the train the most beautiful landscapes of the Marvelous City, the passenger is a walk through the history of Brazil. Inaugurated in 1884 by Emperor D. Pedro II, the Train of Corcovado already led Papas, kings, princes, presidents of the Republic, artists and scientists. It is also an ecological tour. The train crosses the largest urban forest in the world: the Tijuca National Park, a piece of the Atlantic forest which is considered an example of the preservation of nature. -- By car: Information Tijuca National Park - Phone: 2492-2252, 2492-2253 Via Cosme Velho by Ladeira dos Guararapes, following the steep slope to the right entering the street Lampréia Adviser to the intersection with the signposted "Corcovado - Mirante. " Then turn left on the road now and the Paineiras below, new plate indicates "Paineiras-Corcovado." Up to the intersection with the road Mirante Dona Marta, continue, keeping to the right until the Paineiras Largo. There continue to the left on the road Corcovado through the Ibama, and continue until the top of Corcovado, there are parks. Note: The car ride must follow only unti
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