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The 'Christ the Redeemer' statue is located in:
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Answer: Option B — Brazil
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The "Christ the Redeemer" ("Cristo Redentor") statue stands on the peak of Mount Corcovado, overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
About Christ the Redeemer:
- It is a huge statue of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms, which symbolise peace and welcome.
- It is about 30 metres tall (38 metres including its pedestal), and its arms stretch about 28 metres wide.
- It stands at a height of about 700 metres above sea level on Corcovado, in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
It was designed by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and created by the French sculptor Paul Landowski. The face was sculpted by the Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida.
It was built between 1922 and 1931 and inaugurated on 12 October 1931.
It is made of reinforced concrete and covered with thousands of triangular soapstone tiles.
It is often struck by lightning because of its height and location.
In 2007, it was voted one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World".
It has become a symbol of Rio de Janeiro and of Brazil.
The New Seven Wonders of the World (2007):
- Great Wall of China (China).
- Petra (Jordan).
- Christ the Redeemer (Brazil).
- Machu Picchu (Peru).
- Chichen Itza (Mexico).
- Colosseum (Italy).
- Taj Mahal (India).
- The Great Pyramid of Giza was given honorary status, as the only surviving wonder of the ancient world.
About Rio de Janeiro:
- It was the capital of Brazil until 1960, when the capital moved to Brasilia.
- It is famous for the Rio Carnival, the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Maracana football stadium.
- It hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first in South America.
- It hosted the G20 Summit in November 2024.
About Brazil:
- It is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest in the world.
- Its official language is Portuguese, because it was a Portuguese colony.
- Its currency is the Real.
Other large Christ statues:
"Christ of Vung Tau" (Vietnam), "Cristo de la Concordia" (Bolivia) and "Christ the King" (Swiebodzin, Poland) are taller.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Argentina has the "Christ of the Andes" on its border with Chile.
- ✗Portugal has the "Cristo Rei" in Almada, inspired by the Rio statue.
- ✗Mexico has the "Cristo Rey" statue at Cubilete hill.
Quick tip
Remember: Christ the Redeemer = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Corcovado; inaugurated 1931; by Paul Landowski and Heitor da Silva Costa; New Seven Wonders 2007); Rio = capital till 1960; Brasilia = present capital.
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