What are Brazil's three major landmarks?

Answer 1

Three major landmarks of Brazil are the capital city of Brasília, the statue of Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, and Itaipu Dam [Usina Hidrelétrica Itaipu Binacional] in southwestern Brazil on the border with Paraguay.

1. Brasília abounds with innovative architecture. But two of the capital's most famous landmarks are Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida [Cathedral of Brasília] and Congresso Nacional do Brasil [National Congress of Brazil]. The striking Cathedral represents two hands reaching up to heaven through 16 concrete columns encircling a glass roof. The unusual Congress complex includes two vertical towers of offices balanced with semispheres for the Chamber of Deputies [Câmara dos Deputados] and the Federal Senate [Senado Federal].

2. Christ the Redeemer [O Cristo Redentor] rises 130 feet [39.6 meters] above the 2,300 foot [700 meter] peak of Corcovado [Hunchback] Mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park of Rio de Janeiro. The statue was dedicated on October 12, 1931.

3. The Itaipu Dam generates the world's second greatest amount of hydroelectricity. It's located on the Parana River [Rio Paraná], which is the second largest river in size in South America. The Itaipu, which means 'the sound of a stone' in Guarani, has a length of 25,981 feet [7919 meters] and a height of 643 feet [196 meters]. So its size is equivalent to a 65-story building. Construction began in February 1971. The dam opened on May 5, 1984.