Behold. The top of Rio de Janeiro. Pedra da Gávea. Taller than Cristo Redentor (Giant Stone Jesus) and Pão de Açúcar, it offers arguably the best views in all of Rio. However, getting to the top is no easy task, and the hike requires endurance, a bit of climbing and a spot of chest hair (easily
Hiking Corcovado To Cristo Redentor (Giant Stone Jesus)
LOOK! Up there on the cliff! It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's Superman! Well, actually it's not Superman, it's Giant Stone Jesus - sorry to disappoint you. Although now that I am thinking about the two of them, Giant Stone Jesus vs. Superman in a battle to the death would certainly be
A Visit To Niterói (and the MAC)
The alien spacecraft pictured above can be found in the city of Niterói, located just across the bay from Rio de Janeiro. When extraterrestrials first colonized Brazil they left this structure as a testament to their power and their willingness to return to this place and enslave the human race
A Visit To Corcovado and Cristo Redentor (The Giant Stone Jesus)
Corcovado is the name of a mountain in the middle of Rio de Janeiro. Atop this mountain stands a 130 ft / 40 m tall statue of a man known to some as Jesus, to others as Christ, and to others still as "that guy on the cross". To reach said man you have the option of trekking two hours through a