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Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: O Cristo Redentor) is a large statue of Christ overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Mount Corcovado. Simple religious monument in its infancy, it has become over the years an internationally recognized emblem of the city, as well as Sugar Loaf, Copacabana Beach and the Rio carnival. It was designed by the Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, of Polish origin by his father, and the Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida (in) (for the head of Christ) 1 and erected in collaboration with the French engineer Albert Caquot.
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