Mount Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, the famous names in the world with a variety of tourism activities. Starting from the dance the samba, the famous Copacabana beach to the spectacular annual carnaval. To enjoy the beautiful view of Rio from the heights by helicopter can kepuncak up Corcovado hill.

Travel writers follow the given name ‘and Corcovado Rio Highlight’ tours that lasted four hours including low cost of only $ 31 dollars U.S.. Since it includes the train ticket to ride to the mountain of Corcovado, where the establishment of a statue of ‘Christ the Redeemer or the Portuguese language Cristo de Redentor’. Or Jesus the Savior.

To reach the statue that stood above the mountains with an altitude of 2.339 feet or 710 meters can use the tram or taxi. Hire a taxi one-way charge 5 U.S. dollars per person. Whereas if the tram for 36 real or 24 dollars.

Since we joined a group tour, buying a train ticket is set and done earlier by tour operators. So we do not need to queue for long to buy tickets.

Similarly, systems that operate the train departure from the hours of 8:30 am to 7:00 tonight, have a system based on the hour of departure has been specified in the ticket. Only tickets to the hours listed are dispatched at a certain hour.

This system is used to control the passengers. Because the capacity of the two cars only 108 people. Weather afternoon when the author leaves at three very bright afternoon.

Climbing through an electric train with two cars continued to climb in the forest wilderness. It takes 25 minutes to arrive above. Stopped twice amid street to make way for the trains that pass from above. These trains use a jagged motion system called ‘Riggenbach rack system’. Distance traveled by train or tram as far as 3.8 km.

To serve tourists to the top of Corcovado, where the statue of Jesus was operated train with 4 each of the two cars. Departures every half hour done so in an hour angkutnya 360 passenger capacity. Because of the limited transport capacity is in the station waiting time could be an hour or more.

Out of the train we had to pass another 223 steps to reach the statue. But there is the option to walk or use the elevator facility with three eperatornya is always ready to transport you to the top. After exiting the lift up the tens of stairs and then there are two escalators towards the statue. This afternoon visitors very solid. But because the weather is nice and bright, everyone seemed to enjoy the beauty of the city of Rio de Janeiro from Corcovado mountain heights.

To the right of the statue can be seen views of the lake Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas is surrounded by apartment buildings towering and almost all white. while the left is the view of the world’s largest stadium Estádio do Maracanã. Several helicopters look around sculpture. They also are enjoying a tour of Rio and make pictures of pictures of this great statue of the air.

The statue was built in 1922 completed within 9 years, at the launch in 1931. The size statues made from this limestone has a height of 130 ft or 39.6 meter including 9.5 meters pedestal or stand. While the width is 30 meters or 98 ft.

From the top where the statue stood there around the yard, where visitors can enjoy and perpetuate the statue from the front. Likewise, the scene around an unforgettable experience of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Sugarloaf mountain scenery and the beaches of Ipanema Copacobana and visible from here.

Air temperature 25 ° C day and it makes a comfortable atmosphere at an altitude of 710 meters. Still below the statue area we can buy unique souvenirs of course, Brazil and the statues of Jesus in various sizes that resemble the original statue.

At four in the afternoon the weather began to fog enveloped the top of the statue set to be the seven wonders of the world according to his class to take a picture so full of statues is not possible anymore.

To back down the mountain we took the same train, also have to queue through the ticket checking machine. Followed by a bus trip around the streets of Copacabana and Ipanema Beach continues dipinggiran green city and a lot of parks and woods. Rio de Janeiro is the only city in the world that there are forests.