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Corcovado

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Cor·co·va·do  (kôrk-väd, kôrkô-väd)
A mountain, 704.6 m (2,310 ft) high, of southeast Brazil overlooking Rio de Janeiro. A popular tourist attraction, it has a funicular railroad and is topped by an enormous concrete statue of Christ the Redeemer.
Corcovado
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1. (Placename (Spanish)) a volcano in S Chile, in the Andes. Height: 2300 m (7546 ft.)
2. (Placename (Portuguese)) a mountain in SE Brazil, in SW Rio de Janeiro city. Height: 704 m (2310 ft.)


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