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A nicer view from another hill

The Cristo Redentor is the most overvalued picture in the world

January 9th 2009
But I took it anyway, as I had made my way to the top of the bloody thing. And guess what? Rio de Janeiro weather is very unpredictable. So by the time we made it to the top of Corcovado, which is pretty high, it was surrounded with clouds. So what was meant to be a beautiful view was as attractive as the middle of a cloud can be. Now, there were some entertaining moments nonetheless. As it was ... read more
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