Q. What is Christ the Redeemer?
Ans. The legendary totemic statue of Christ the Redeemer, visible from Rio de Janeiro, stands atop Mount Corcovado. Standing at 30 meters tall, this world-renowned symbol of Brazil was designed by Polish-French sculptor Paul Landowski in the 1920s and completed with the expertise of Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and French engineer Albert Caquot in 1931.