Corcovado
Sign in to saveCorcovado (; meaning "Hunchback") is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park.
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- Corcovado
- Mountain.photo
- PanoramaRio (cropped).jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- View of Corcovado, with Christ the Redeemer, looking north
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- Brazil
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- Brazil
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- yes
- Mountain.location
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- left
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- Hunchback
- Mountain.language
- Portuguese
- Mountain.type
- Granite
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- 250
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Corcovado (; meaning "Hunchback") is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park.
Corcovado hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great distances. It is known worldwide for the statue of Jesus atop its peak, entitled Christ the Redeemer.