Faces People, Places, and World Culture for Kids and Children

Outstretched Arms Christ the Redeemer

t stands on the summit of Mount Corcovado in the city of Rio de Janeiro and is visible from anywhere in the surrounding area. It is also one of Brazil’s best-known landmarks, rising 98 feet (30 meters) above the top of the mountain. Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue, or Cristo Redentor in Portuguese, is one of the New

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