Christ the Redeemer crowns Corcovado Mountain

Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is on a strip of Brazil's Atlantic coast, close to the Tropic of Capricorn, where the shoreline is oriented east–west

View of stunning Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is on a strip of Brazil's Atlantic coast, close to the Tropic of Capricorn, where the shoreline is oriented east–west

Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro