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

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Also known as: Corcovado Peak, Morro do Corcovado

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Portuguese:: Morro do Corcovado

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Rio de Janeiro: Mount Corcovado — Rio de Janeiro: Mount Corcovado
Mount Corcovado, with the statue of Christ the Redeemer standing at its summit, overlooking Rio de Janeiro.

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

Mount Corcovado: cog railway — Mount Corcovado: cog railway
Cog 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.