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• Tourism in Brazil

  

  Tourism in Brazil is a growing sector and key to the economy of several regions of the country. The country had 5.2 million visitors in 2008 and in 2007 ranked as the fourth largest tourist destination in the Americas, the main destination in South...

• Rio de Janeiro

  

  Rio de Janeiro ("River of January", English pronunciation: /ˈriːoʊ deɪ ʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈxiu dʒi ʒaˈneiɾu]) is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest...

• Christ the Redeemer

  

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  Architect:

  • Heitor da Silva Costa

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  Oct 12, 1931

  Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: O Cristo Redentor, formerly Portuguese: Christo redemptor) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the largest art deco statue in the world. The statue stands 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall,...

• Coastline of Brazil

  

  The coastline of Brazil measures 7,491 km, which makes it the 16th longest national coastline of the world. All the coast lies adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. A considerable number of geographical features can be found all through the coastal areas,...

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