My most important target in 10 years is to learn Spanish and Portugese and stay in Brasil for several months. According to me, you can find anything exotic and fun in the Latin American countries. If you are bored of going to the European countries, believe me. Brasil is the right spot! The Corcovado, which means "hunchback"(spinal deformity causing a humped back) in their official language Portugese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The city is known worldwide for the 38-meter statue of Jesus, situated on the highest peak of the city which is entitled Cristo Redentor or "Christ the Redeemer".
The peak and statue can be accessed from a narrow road or by the 3.8 kilometer Corcovado Rack Railway which was opened in 1884 and refurbished in 1980. The railway uses two-car electrically powered trains, with a passenger capacity of 360 passengers per hour. The rail trip takes approximately 20 minutes and departs every half hour. After getting off the train, you must walk 222 steps to reach the statute which is a bit tiring. However, I think anyone can do that before dying in order to discover the great view of the Atlantic Ocean.In the past, the important visitors who visited the mountain peak includes Pope Pius XII, Pope John Paul II, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Albert Einstein and Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Hahaha! I know it's been a while since you wrote this post but I just remembered that episode of "CSI: Miami" in which half of the episode was Horatio climbing Corcovado with his SunglassesTM several times.
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