Latin America and Caribbean Youth Summit day ocho – August 8th
10 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment
in Events, Travel Tags: Brazil, Corcovado, Cristo Redentor, Global Changemakers, LACYS, Pictures
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Cristo Redentor!
The final, final day is finally here. So many good byes, so many tears but we have had many cheers because of our new found GCM family. The moments we shared was priceless and the bonds we made are unbreakable.
My last day was spent with three of my friends had and extra day in Rio! We had the privilege of seeing the Cristo Redentor Christ the Redeemer (statue). It was an amazing site to behold. People from all over the world venture to see this magnificent statue.
History of the Cristo Redentor
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 is 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall, including its 9.5 meter (31 feet) pedestal, and 30 metres (98 ft) wide. It weighs 635 tons (700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700 metres (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. It is one of the tallest of its kind in the world (The statue of Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is slightly taller). A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil.It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone, and was constructed between 1922 and 1931.
Its back to our various homes now. Time to impart, infect and impact positive change in our communities, societies, countries, region and the rest of the world. Global Changemakers making that needed difference in the world!
The GCM- Christopher Walcott
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