A 98-foot tall statue tops this city's Corcovado Mountain, found just northwest of the Ipanema and Copacabana beaches and just west of Sugarloaf Mountain.
The city is home to a federal university on Fundão Island and Tijuca Forest National Park. A 98-foot tall statue tops this city's Corcovado Mountain, found just northwest of the Ipanema and Copacabana beaches and just west of Sugarloaf Mountain. The (*) Rio Maracanã flows through this city, which is home to Christ the Redeemer. For 10 points, name this host of the 2016 Summer Olympics that, behind Sao Paulo, is Brazil's second largest city.
The city is home to a federal university on Fundão Island and Tijuca Forest National Park.
Rio de Janeiro