Who paid for the construction of 'Christ the Redeemer' in Rio?

An organization called Circulo Católico (Catholic Circle) started the campaign to build the monument and collected donations all over Brazil. The construction was funded by these donations from Brazilian catholics. The monument is admistered by the Archidiocesis of Rio and visitors don't pay to visit it. read more

Christ the Redeemer was built in bits and pieces. The pieces were assembled then transferred to the top of Mount Corcovado. The stones that were used to build Christ the Redeemer came from Sweden. Construction started in the 1920s and took nine years to finish, due in part because of the remote location and the existing cliff in the area. read more

Christ the Redeemer statue construction started much later, in 1926. The statue was finished in 1931 and it did take full 5 years to make it. Building such as huge statue on the peak of a mountain at 710 meters (2,320 feet) above the city of Rio de Janeiro was quite a daring project, to say the least. read more

Christ the Redeemer is located in the Tijuca Forest National Forest, at the top of the Corcovado Mountain. The statue is considered an icon of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. Christ the Redeemer is the 5th largest statue of Jesus. The first suggestion to build a large religious monument was made in the 1850s by a Catholic priest names Pedro Maria Boss. read more