DAY 2, Apr 10, 2012
Christ the Redeemer Statue:
Rio's weather condition is cloudy as well as rainy as well as sightseeing depends on luck..Tourists plough dorsum without a glimpse of the famous Christ statue or the lovely Sugar Loaf mount fifty-fifty after a week's stay. We were visiting inwards the official rainy current after summer, but were incredibly lucky.
Located correct inwards the middle of Rio, is a huge mount range, which includes the Corcovado Mountain inwards the middle of Tijuca woods national park. On top of the 2300 human foot mount of Corcovado, Christ stands, as well as tin last seen from nearly everywhere inwards Rio De Janeiro, solar daytime as well as night, equally the statue is lit at night.
The solar daytime dawned bright. We had our breakfast at the hotel... everything fresh as well as delish.
Fruits are totally awesome. This fruit Kaki looks similar Lycopersicon esculentum as well as has a swell taste.
We took charabanc 584 from our hotel to Cosme Velho station
Bought the ticket for the cogwheel prepare to Corcovado......
Waited xx minutes for the cogtrain equally prepare plies exclusively on the hr as well as one-half yesteryear the hour. Tickets damage R$45.
We sat on the correct mitt side of the prepare for the best views of the Tijuca woods through which the prepare rides; spell this mightiness non seem a practiced thought equally nosotros were facing backwards, nosotros had swell views Chugging thru Tijuca forest
Reached the monument as well as rapidly went upwards the elevator...
Christ the Redeemer greeted us alongside opened upwards arms...
Christo's human face upwards was covered yesteryear a cloud when nosotros saw the initiatory of all glimpse from the get upwards but thankfully the clouds lifted at once.
Here nosotros are On top of Corcovado: this is the 20 human foot pedestal of CHRISTO REDENTOR (Christ the Redeemer).
The lensman should prevarication downwards for a photograph roofing the whole statue
Kind as well as benevolent looking CHRISTO towers 100 ft tall, wingspan ninety feet.
The statue was built betwixt 1926 as well as 1931, has a height of 38 meters as well as a weight of 1145 tonnes.
It was originally intended to score the 100th anniversary of Brazilian independence inwards 1922,
but due to lack of coin it was inaugurated exclusively 10 years later, on the solar daytime of Our Lady of Aparecida, 12 Oct 1931.
The statue is made of 700 tons of reinforced concrete covered alongside pale dark-green mosaic tiles.
Christo's pedestal has a chapel which tin concord 150 people,.. entrance from the back
Capela de Nossa Senora da Aparecida... capela= chapel, de/da=of, nossa =our
senora=lady, Aparecida=apparition
This is the sentiment from the top of the chapel
In Oct 2006, on the statue's 75th anniversary, Archbishop of Rio consecrated this chapel (named after the patron saint of Brazil—Nossa Senhora Aparecida, or "Our Lady of the Apparition,") nether the statue.
They allow Catholics to concord baptisms as well as weddings here... . pics allowed exclusively exterior the chapel
At the peak, at that topographic point are magnificent views of the many mount ranges, all the beaches, including Ipanema, Copacabana, as well as Flemingo beaches, Maracana, Cathedral, Botafogo bay, Sugar Loaf. awesome sentiment throughout...jockey monastic tell below
It was a clear solar daytime alongside blueish skies as well as white clouds--so nosotros had perfect views. ..This signboard labels what nosotros are viewing...
If the statue is behind you,
on your left side yous would run across the soccer stadium Maracana,
straight ahead would last the island of Niteroi alongside the snaky span as well as Sugar Loaf Mountain,
on your correct side would last the lovely beaches of Copacabana as well as Ipanema way out at that topographic point (as good equally the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas).
Here are solar panels.The statue is beautifully lit upwards alongside floodlights at the human foot of Cristo Redentor
Helicopters circled around. xx min heli ride costs 500 reals (pronounced hay-ice) per mortal if at that topographic point are iv persons on the ride
.PAO DE ACUCAR (ACUCAR =sugar; PAO= loaf) behind--from i landmark, nosotros tin run across the other....
After an hr at Christo, nosotros went downwards the steps instead of the elevator, enjoyed prissy views from other angles.
Reached prepare station, thankfully had the tickets to demonstrate them to stimulate got the furnish journeying to Cosme Velho station below
Took the get upwards downwards from hither as well as thus took the stairs instead of the lift...
souvenir store here...
Parque Lage:
We took charabanc no 584 as well as got downwards at 414, rua jardim botanico. Parque Lage is located non far from Jardim Botânico on R. Jardim Botânico 414 .
Had our packed luncheon at Parque Lage: broccoli spice rice.
We had bought provisions at Supermercado Zona Sul merely opp our hotel, cooked nutrient as well as packed them upwards for the day
Parque Lage is a large park, i time a individual mansion, where at i time a schoolhouse of fine arts works.
It is located on the northern side of Lagoa.
It was a individual family of a rich Portuguese nobleman inwards 1600s but is at i time opened upwards to the public
It is costless to the world as well as has a beautiful 400-yr former building, that resembles an former Roman villa.
Imagine living inwards these surroundings
This is a natural cave alongside lovely aquariums inside
The green is the initiatory of all of a hiking trail to Corcovado, through sub-tropical pelting forest.
In the background is the former viewing tower
Jaca fruits hanging straight from the trunk... never got tired of spotting these...
Tree branches forming arches/swings..
We started on a trek, thinking we'll do the easiest of the 3 treks---we wanted become to the puddle as well as H2O autumn where locals picnic
Here nosotros are non knowing our fault enjoying the sights....nice natural swing
Jaca fruits ripen as well as autumn to the ground. Quite tempted to stimulate got it habitation as well as effort the ripe fruit... wonder why natives don't come upwards inwards as well as portion this nature's bounty?
After climbing on as well as on for almost 2000 ft... here's the sight of buildings
heard the audio of water, took a really treacherous gradient as well as reached this falls after a really strenuous trek. Cool saltation H2O after the hard trek
On the way back, nosotros saw the sign where nosotros had taken the incorrect turn....
The sign points both ways, nosotros went upwards the Corcovado to the Christo trail instead of next the 2 arrows to the falls
This is the trail nosotros should stimulate got taken... nosotros went on the bigger trail... can't blame us for ignoring this trail...
The network gave this information (we tin definitely empathize this improve after our trek).....
The trek is fairly demanding as well as steep, as well as takes virtually 1h30/2h to complete, but nonetheless really pop amidst locals -it's normal to run across whole families doing it, equally good equally foreigners. Look for signs that tell "Trilha" to instruct to the start of the trail, merely behind the ruins of an former house.
From at that topographic point yous stimulate got 2 paths: going straight ahead leads to a waterfall that is commonly total of families on the weekends (it's a practiced spot to halt on your way dorsum if yous become dorsum the same way),
as well as left leads straight to the principal path of the trek.
Along the way at that topographic point are 3 waterfalls (just i yous tin genuinely bathroom in, though) as well as a modest path where yous stimulate got to hang on to a chain to move yesteryear through some rocks.Until this shout out for yous volition last going up, but e'er surrounded yesteryear forest.The initiatory of all views of the metropolis volition start after the chain (about 1h/1h30 in)...
Anyway we were happy nosotros had had a really scenic trek albeit really strenuous.
From Parque Lage, took Bus 511 to Pao de Acucar: The Sugar Loaf mountains (one taller, the other shorter), Brazil's top landmark.
This is a circular charabanc as well as I asked boy to enquire from the driver where to instruct downwards for Pao de acucar. Son edited the query as well as asked the driver where to instruct downwards for Urca (which is the locality of the mountain) as well as told me nosotros are to instruct downwards here. I had non heard the central happening inwards the front end of the charabanc as well as thus got down. It was merely a lovely wharf but the mount was far away. We began to trudge on as well as asked a local lady for directions. We had basic Portuguese vocabulary but her directions were complicated. Also I was worried she was directing us to the trekking path for the mountain, We wanted to stimulate got the gondola up. The form lady told us to follow her as well as walked us all the way to the gondola station.
It had been a really long walk as well as alongside our previous trek as well as my stupid shoes, my feet were killing me.
We reached the destination, thanked our form helper profusely as well as got the tickets.
Pao de Acucar: The Sugar Loaf mountains
From its location at the entrance to the Guanabara Bay the Sugar Loaf Mountain offers 360 grade views of Rio. It is a swell house to sentry the sunset.
On the gondola to Pao de acucar...
It has a two-stage aerial tramway to the top. 53R$ per mortal 8am—7.30 pm to purchase tickets. Closes 8.30pm. The initiatory of all cable auto takes passengers to Morro da Urca-- Urca Hill which is 215 meters high as well as from where i tin stimulate got a beautiful sentiment from the Guanabara Bay as well as its islands, the Rio-Niterói span as well as Corcovado hill.
Got downwards at the initiatory of all stop...On Morro da Urca-- Urca Hill ...enjoyed the views
(Morro da Urca is the initiatory of all hump leading to Sugar loaf and where the cable auto makes its initiatory of all halt as well as nosotros took this pic)
The refer agency Hill of Urca, Urca beingness the refer of the neighborhood inwards which Sugar loaf is located
We tin clearly run across why the colina is named so--brown carbohydrate was set inwards similar looking moulds earlier beingness shipped to Europe inwards olden days, So they named this colina PAO DE ACUCAR--SUGAR LOAF
From this stage, a 2d cable auto takes us to the top alongside 395 meters to notice a fantabulous sentiment from Copacabana beach, the Santa Cruz fortress as well as some beaches of Niterói.
Got onto the gondola i time again
We spent the whole eventide till 7.30 mesmerised yesteryear the beauty ...as the Sun laid over he beautiful city, initiatory of all lights flickered on followed yesteryear the whole metropolis becoming lit up...
Watched planes landing inwards the isle aerodrome as well as barges floating inwards the ocean...
It was MAGIC!
The white low-cal is from Cristo Redentor on Corcovado hill... He appeared to last hanging from Heavens...
Clouds were passing correct through us making us shiver.
We decided to become dorsum after having our fill, at i time the occupation was to notice the charabanc stop. When nosotros had walked hither nosotros had non noticed whatsoever charabanc halt nearby... the google map had been a total failure inwards this honor when nosotros did our research, it had shown another place.
We picked a random dyad as well as ran behind them. They walked quite a chip as well as crossed the road. We were having our doubts yesteryear at i time but persisted. Thankfully at i time the charabanc halt came inwards view. We heaved a sigh of relief.
Caught the charabanc as well as we went dorsum to the hotel without whatsoever other issues.
Google map had been really helpful to know where to alight for our hotel on our way inwards from the airport... nosotros got laid equally presently equally the charabanc started swinging into the beach route as well as got downwards at the initiatory of all halt when it swung in. Same way nosotros knew the charabanc stops for the circular buses, to the 2 top sights.
We were really happy nosotros had had such lovely weather condition as well as covered both the top sights of Rio on our 1st total solar daytime inwards the Blue Planet along alongside the lovely Parque Lage all on our ain using world transport!
(I'll add together videos after the written report is over inwards the relevant places)
End of solar daytime 2 inwards lovely Rio....
Next send covers the magnificent churches inwards Rio... the hidden gems...
http://www.kris-sapiutri.blogspot.com/search?q=brazil-trip-report-day-3-rio-de-janeiro
Next send covers the magnificent churches inwards Rio... the hidden gems...
http://www.kris-sapiutri.blogspot.com/search?q=brazil-trip-report-day-3-rio-de-janeiro
Brazil Trip Report, Solar Daytime 2: Christ The Redeemer, Parque Lage, Carbohydrate Loaf Mountain
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