This statue stands 38 metres (120 ft) tall weighs 700 short tons (635 tonnes), and is located at the peak of the 700 metres (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. It is the tallest of its kind in the world. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.
In October 2006, on the statue's 75th anniversary, Archbishop of ____ Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid consecrated a chapel (named for the patron saint of ______ - Nossa Senhora Aparecida) under the statue. This allows Catholics to hold baptisms and weddings there.
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jesus christ statue un rio de jeneo...in brazil??
yah dats right the statue is named "christ the redeemer" and its in d city of rio di janero , brazil
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