Christ the Redeemer is a massive statue of Jesus Christ standing with welcoming arms on the summit of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was completed in 1931 and stands at nearly 100 feet tall with an equally wide wingspan. The statue is one of Rio de Janeiro’s most recognizable landmarks and is considered one of the seven man-made wonders of the world.

When Rio hit my travel radar, Christ the Redeemer was destination #1.

I had plenty of time to explore the area around Christ the Redeemer and check out the vistas. It was amazing though how quickly the weather turned for the worse. In the image below, you can see the peak of Sugarloaf Mountain which is on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. If you have time and weather allows, Sugarloaf is said to be another key point of interest in Rio with amazing views. Unfortunately, it was time to get off the mountain and the next stop wouldn’t be Sugarloaf.

Brazil was once as a colony of Portugal but has since become an independent nation. Portugal has a similar statue called Christ the King overlooking Lisbon that was inspired by Christ the Redeemer.