6th March 2009

Today has been HOT; 37degrees with about an 80% humidity.
That aside we went to see the Statue of Christ the Redeemer on top of Corcovado Hill. It is awesome and the story is intriguing.
There is a small'COG' railway leading to the top and this was installed in 1887.
The Statue itself was sculpted by 2 persons,a man & a woman. It is said that the hands are modled on the womans hands. It was sculpted from a single block of soapstone. To transport it it was cut down to triangles eash 3ocentimeters x30x30; then transported and reassembeled (some jigsaw puzzle).
It stands 30 meters tall. Today was not very clear so the views were not great.
Tomorrow quiet day with a SAMBA show in the evening. Then Sunday packing for the final time.