The summit of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands at 2,300 feet above the Atlantic. In the late 1920s, this peak became the stage for one of the most daring engineering feats of the 20th century: the construction of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer).

The summit of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands at 2,300 feet above the Atlantic. In the late 1920s, this peak became the stage for one of the most daring engineering feats of the 20th century: the construction of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer).