Travelblog No trip to Rio de Janeiro would be complete without a visit to the huge granite statue of Jesus on the top of Corcavado (the hunchback). This 98 foot tall, 100 ton statue overlooks Rio, and is of course a major tourist attraction. You can take the 2100 foot climb on foot, or take a bus or taxi or cog railway up most of the way, and then shuttle vans take you within 200 steps, and there is an elevator if you don’t want any climb at all. Guide books don’t recommend hiking up to the statue, as “you WILL be robbed!! However, one of our group did the hike alone, took him 5 ½ hours, and he wasn’t accosted by anybody. In fact we were repeatedly warned about Rio being a dangerous place, but
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