After spending memorable 7 nights in Peru, I did a side trip to tick out from my bucket list another Wonders of the World Icon, the Christ Redeemer Statue in Rio, Brazil. From Cuzco, I took another LatAm flight to Lima then to Rio; a total of 6 hours across the amazon jungle. Cuzco is on the mountainous west side of South America, while Rio is on the east coast facing Southern Atlantic Ocean.

My quick visit in Rio was actually chaotic, as I got scammed by an Uber driver, my credit cards didn’t work and the location that I chose to stay in was apparently quite shadey. I will post a different blog on that. But for today’s video, let me share lang how my visit to the Christ Redeemer went…

The only decent photo that i got with him.

Located at the top of Corcovado Mountain in the middle of Rio de Janeiro City, the Christ the Redeemer is the most internationally recognized Brazilian icon. Known today as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Christ the Redeemer was inaugurated on October 12, 1931. The idea of building a monument on top of Corcovado Hill began in 1859 with the French priest Pedro Maria Boss, but the project only began to take shape in 1922 to commemorate the centenary of Brazil’s independence.

Here is the marker for taxi and public transpo drop off. After here, you transfer to the sanctuary mini bus na going up. Mga 20 mins. The Redeemer status is in the middle of a national park.

My first view of Christ Redeemer. Astang foggyha oi. I read on blogs that it is best to go early to beat the crowd. I think im way too early at 730 am na first van.

I decided to just find a quiet corner sa ilalom to wait for the fog to calm down.
Naka nap pa ko gamay. Pag balik nako saka before 9am, dghan na kaayog tao. Ok.

I requested someone to take a photo of me pero mao na jud ni best effrt namo. Tapad pas basurahan .hahaha

Lord, i tried my best to get a good shot pero ani jud ang real talk. Guot kaayo!

Overlooking rio city sa likod, Which is nice. And naay chopper ga ikot2x sa perimeter sa statue to disperse the fog\clouds. Banha kaayo.

Maypa ni si kuya cge hukas. Wrong spelling bya iyang tattoo sa dughan.

God knows i tried different angles pero wala jud. Nag try pa ko mag teacher georcelle gforce pose sa pikas side pero waley japon.

Lord maypag nag talikod nalang k. Wala pay crowd.

Here are some random shots of Rio de Janeiro City. Stayed for only 3D 2N, before catching my flight to Bogota, Colombia.