Wonderful beaches, breathtaking scenery… it’s no wonder that Rio de Janeiro is known as the Marvelous City. But, who reigns omnipresent, with open arms for those who arrive, is Christ the Redeemer. Much more than a postcard, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

It is installed on top of Morro do Corcovado, more than 700 meters high and is one of the most visited tourist spots in the city, receiving millions of tourists from Brazil and around the world. If you still don’t know Christ the Redeemer, here we give the path of stones for you to live this incredible experience!

History of Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer was built in France by French-Polish artist Paul Landowsky, based on a 1923 project by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa. He came to Brazil by ship, in separate pieces, and was mounted on the Morro do Corcovado. The assembly took place in 1930 and the inauguration in 1931. In 2007, by popular vote, it was elected one of the Seven Wonders of the World and in 2012 it was considered by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Information about Christ the Redeemer
Here’s some useful information about Christ the Redeemer to help with your visit.

Tickets: you choose to visit by train or official van and admission includes entrance to the statue and round-trip transportation.
Restaurants and snack bars: the Paineiras-Corcovado Visitor Center, where the vans leave, is a complex worthy of one of the greatest tourist attractions in the world. There you will find a restaurant, snack bar, hamburger, shop to buy souvenirs and an exhibition that tells the story of the place.
The landscape on the way already makes anxiety about what awaits at the end beat.