First point of call today was to Corcovodo, Christ the Redeemer, the magnificent statue and symbol that overlooks Rio. We left the hotel at 9am. To see the sights you negotiate with a taxi driver, who will take you to each main site for a set price, so 100 Reals was agreed. We drove across the City, and made the ascent up the hill towards the statue. At the top of the hill, the taxi pulled up, and we walked the rest of the way. The sight over the City is now amazing, and its a glorius day, blue skies and sun. You approach the statue from the back, and its an amazing sight. You walk around the bottom of the statue, and you can see all around this magnificent City, Botafogo, Copacabana, Ipanema and the
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