Corcovado

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Corcovado is a prominent mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, best known for the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue that stands atop it overlooking the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
accessRoute Corcovado Rack Railway
hiking trails
road
city Rio de Janeiro
continent South America
country Brazil
elevation 2,329 feet
710 metres
famousFor Christ the Redeemer
surface form: Christ the Redeemer statue
geologicalType granite peak
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasOnSummit Christ the Redeemer
hasPanoramicView true
hasProtectedStatus within a national park
hasRailway Corcovado Rack Railway
hasReligiousMonument Christ the Redeemer
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Sugarloaf Mountain
isIconOf Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
isWithin municipality of Rio de Janeiro
languageOfToponym Portuguese
locatedIn Rio de Janeiro
State of Rio de Janeiro
surface form: Rio de Janeiro (state)

Southeast Region of Brazil
surface form: Southeast Region, Brazil

Tijuca National Park
surface form: Tijuca Forest
locatedOn Tijuca National Park
surface form: Tijuca Massif
nameMeaning “hunchback” in Portuguese
near Cosme Velho neighborhood
Jardim Botânico neighborhood
South Zone of Rio de Janeiro
surface form: Laranjeiras neighborhood
overlooks Botafogo
Copacabana Beach
surface form: Copacabana

Guanabara Bay
Ipanema
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
Rio de Janeiro
surface form: city of Rio de Janeiro
partOf Serra do Mar system
Tijuca National Park
popularActivity hiking
photography
sightseeing
region South Zone of Rio de Janeiro
surface form: Zona Sul of Rio de Janeiro
tourismCategory nature tourism
religious tourism
touristAttraction true
UNESCOStatus Tijuca National Park
surface form: within Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea World Heritage Site

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Rio de Janeiro hasMountain Corcovado