What is Christ the Redeemer (statue)?
{{Italic title}} [[File:Aerial view of the Statue of Christ the Redeemer.jpg|thumb|A view of the statue from the air]] '''''Christ the Redeemer''''' ({{lang-pt|Cristo Redentor}}), is a [[statue]] of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. It was built between 1922 and 1931 and stands {{convert|30|m|ft}} tall. It sits on a {{convert|8|m|ft}} pedestal on the [[peak]] of the {{convert|700|m|ft|adj=on}} tall [[Corcovado (Brazil)|Corcovado]] mountain. The statue overlooks the [[city]]. == History == The first [[Electric locomotive|electric railway]] in Brazil was built in the late 1800s. At that time people would go to the top of the Corcovado Mountain to enjoy the [[Panorama|panoramic view]] of the city below.<ref name=RCT>{{cite web |url=http://www.rioextratour.com/tag/christ-the-redeemer-statue/ |title=Christ Statue & Sugar Loaf |date=20 September 2014 |publisher=Rio City Tour |access-date=19 October 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Construction started in 1926 and took five years.<ref name=RCT/> During that time [[worker]]s balanced themselves on [[scaffold]]s with no [[Personal protective equipment|safety equipment]].<ref name=RCT/> It was [[risk]]y work but during the entire construction period, no workers were killed.<ref name=RCT/> Many regarded that as a [[miracle]].<ref name=RCT/> The statue was finished in 1931.<ref>''Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices'' eds. J. Gordon Melton; Martin Baumann (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010), p. 2725</ref> It was built to [[wikt:celebrate|celebrate]] the 100 year [[anniversary]] of Brazil's [[independence]] from [[Portugal]].<ref name=AraujoMRTG>{{cite web |url=http://www.myriotravelguide.com/christ-redeemer-statue/ |title=Christ the Redeemer Statue — The 11 Most Interesting Curiosities |author=Madson Araujo |publisher=My Rio Travel Guide |access-date=19 October 2015 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715185554/http:/