Corcovado Rack Railway
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The Corcovado Rack Railway is a mountain rack railway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Cosme Velho to the summit of Corcovado at an elevation of 710 m. The summit is famous for its giant statue of Chri
A Stadler train, photographed in 2019
Construction of the rail line c. 1884
Paineiras station c. 1897, well before the construction of Christ the Redeemer
An old train, photographed in 2005.
Cosme Velho
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Cosme Velho is a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, adjacent to Laranjeiras. Its main street is Rua Cosme Velho, an extension of Rua das Laranjeiras. Cosme Velho is frequently visited b
