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Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.
A landfill connected the island to the mainland in 1697, and various buildings were erected to defend the territory, but the Urca urban neighborhood was only built 300 years after the city was founded. [4] The Sugarloaf Mountain and Urca Hill Natural Monument was created by the city of Rio de Janeiro by municipal decree 26578 of 1 June 2006.
Rio de Janeiro: 2017 1548; vi (cultural) The wharf was built in 1811 in central Rio de Janeiro and served as the entry point for an estimated 900,000 African slaves to South America. The original Valongo Wharf was constructed on the beach with a paving of hewn stones of different shapes and sizes, in the so-called pé de moleque style. The ...
Universities and colleges in Rio de Janeiro (city) (6 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city)" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes Between the Mountain and the Sea Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cultural: (vi) 7,249 (17,910); buffer zone 8,621 (21,300) 2012 The listed site consists of an exceptional urban setting rather than built heritage.
The historic and financial centre of the city, [2] sites of interest include the Paço Imperial, Candelária Church, the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, and the modern-style Saint Sebastian's Cathedral. Around Marechal Floriano Square, there are several landmarks from the Belle Époque such as the Municipal Theatre and
Rio de Janeiro subsequently served as the capital of the independent monarchy, the Empire of Brazil, until 1889, and then the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when the capital was transferred to Brasília. Rio de Janeiro has the second largest municipal GDP in the country, [8] and 30th-largest in the world in 2008. [9]
Sugarloaf seen from Urca hill. Sugarloaf view from Botafogo beach Sunrise in Rio de Janeiro with Sugarloaf Mountain, as seen from Tijuca Forest. Sugarloaf Mountain (Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar, pronounced [ˈpɐ̃w dʒ(i) ɐˈsukaʁ]) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay.