Mount Corcovado

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Christ the Redeemer statue on Mount Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer statue on Mount Corcovado

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Mount Corcovado

mountain, Brazil

Also known as: Corcovado Peak, Morro do Corcovado

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Portuguese:: Morro do Corcovado

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Mount Corcovado, Brazil — Mount Corcovado, BrazilAerial view of Rio de Janeiro, with Mount Corcovado in the background.

Mount Corcovado: cog railway — Mount Corcovado: cog railwayCog railway to Christ the Redeemer statue, Mount Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro.

Mount Corcovado, Brazil

Mount Corcovado, sharp rocky peak (2,310 feet [704 metres]), a part of the Carioca Range, overlooking Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Mount Corcovado (“Hunchback”) is named for its shape. On its narrow summit towers the imposing statue of Christ the Redeemer, 98 feet (30 metres) tall. The peak is accessible by road and by cog railway and is one of Rio de Janeiro’s most widely recognized landmarks.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Robert Lewis.