 Heitor da Silva Costa

Heitor da Silva Costa (25 July 1873 – 21 April 1947, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian civil engineer, designer and constructor of the "Christ the Redeemer" monument in Rio de Janeiro.In 1924, Heitor won a completion for the construction of monumental Christ the Saviour statue "Monumento Cristo Redentor" on Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro organized by the Catholic Church.