See the major sites in Rio- Stairs, Christ and Beach

Art and Culture, Family Friendly

All Year

Take an Uber here. The subways are very clean and safe, but it might still be safer health-wise it might be a safer bet to take Ubers whenever you can to get around.

30 minutes - 1 hour

Medium

$ 0

The stairs are free so you don't need to bring money. Bring your camera.

Go when there is daylight. People leave as the sun goes down and it can get a bit dodgy at night.

Art and Culture, Outdoors

All Year

You can take an uber to the base of the funicular that will take you up to the statue. The ticket for the funicular is included in your pass to the statue. Or if you're physically fit, you can try following the roughly two-hour hike from Parque Lage.

1 hour - 1.5 hours

Medium

$ 16

Bring a jacket as it can get colder and windy at the top of the mountain.

In the 1850s, the Vincentian priest Pedro Maria Boss suggested placing a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado to honor Isabel, princess regent of Brazil and the daughter of Emperor Pedro II, although the project was never approved. In 1921 the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro proposed that a statue of Christ be built on the 2,310-foot (704-metre) summit, which, because of its commanding height, would make it visible from anywhere in Rio. Citizens petitioned Pres. Epitácio Pessoa to allow the construction of the statue on Mount Corcovado. Permission was granted, and the foundation stone of the base was ceremonially laid in April1922, to commemorate the centennial on that day of Brazil's independence from Portugal.