Ave Maria

Christ The Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Anthem Christ The Redeemer A statue atop Corcovado (Hunchback Mountain). The 125-foot tall concrete work by French sculptor Paul Maximilian Landowski, has outstretched arms that span 92 feet and weighs 1,145 tons. Rio de Janeiro. Familiarly known as "Rio." A city of southeast Brazil on Guanabara Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It was first visited in January 1502 by Portuguese explorers who believed Guanabara Bay to be the mouth of a river and therefore named the city Rio de Janeiro ("River of January"). It became capital of the colony of Brazil in 1763. In 1960 the capital was transferred to Brasília. Population, 5,090,700.

Brazil A country of eastern South America. The largest country on the continent. Brasília has been the capital since 1960; São Paulo is the largest city. Population, 119,002,706.

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