The Big Jee

Corcovado, the peak from where the famous statue of Jesus overlooks the entire city of Rio.  A quick glance skywards reminds any Carioca, not to drink that other caipirihna, not to stare at yet another bikini clad bunda, not to dance the samba a little bit closer, or not to hussle or mug another innocent tourist.  You could call it the conscience of Rio.

Well yesterday morning we woke up at the crack of dawn to pay a visit to the big man in his heavenly abode and, in the process, to catch a few beautiful panoramas.  Our taxi driver Andre picked us up at 8.15 sharp and drove us up the impressive mountain on which The Big Jee is perched.

As we ascended, we beheld a godly vision - escalators to take us up the final few meters.

The view from up there were truely awe inspiring, especially with a few gostosas in the foreground.

And like any superstar, the big man was happily willing to pose with all his fans.

and even some who weren´t necessarily.

Oh, and here´s my idea of the holy trinity.

At this point I was very pleased to discover the panaroma function on my Galaxy SIII. Well Halleluya, praise the lord!!

Here´s the best result I could muster from up there.  Click on it for a closer look.

From the summit of Corcovado one could easily make the claim that Rio is the most beautiful city in the world.