Today we arrived Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I was so excited to be here to see Christ the Redeemer because Beppe has always wanted to see it and we had plans to see it but they fell thru.
I went on the tour to see Christ the Redeemer. It involved a bus ride to the Tijuca Forest where the tram starts. Then a 30-minute tram ride towards the top of the mountain. Once near the top, we exited the tram and had a choice of elevator & escalator or 200 stairs to get to the very top where the 98 foot statue resides. I took the stairs and was glad I did because I had additional excellent views.
There were quite a few people at the top; many trying various poses with Christ the Redeemer in the background. Some of the poses involved one person laying on the ground taking a picture of another person 5 or so feet away. This made it really difficult to walk around and see/photograph the statue.
Brazil was the last South American country to free the slaves. The slaves were freed overnight by Princess Isabel of Brazil. One day they were slaves and the next they were free. They didn’t have a place to live anymore and they moved to the mountainous area of Rio. These areas are now favelas.
