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Municipality in Central-West, Brazil
Photo: Diego Tirira from Quito, Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Corumbá is the third largest city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
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The Christ
Similar in shape to the one in Rio de Janeiro, it sits on a hill with a nice view of town. From the city bus terminal, it's possible to catch a bus passing near to the steps that lead to the top.
Built in 1909 by Italian architect Martino Santa Lucci, is being restored by Monumenta Program to host the Pantanal Human Memorial, an area highlighting the history of man and Pantanal in Brazil and neighboring countries.
Protected by National Historic Landmark in 1992 and renovated in 2005.
Cristo Rei do Pantanal
12 m tall image of Jesus Christ.
Built in 1876 and renovated in 2005 by the Monumenta project.
Estação Ferroviária da Noroeste
Forte Coimbra
It's in an area of difficult access (only by plane or boat), and was built in 1775 to defend the Brazilian territory against Spanish invasions. It was also scene of battles at the time of the Paraguay War. Protected by National Historic Landmark in 1975.
Ladeira Cunha e Cruz
Site of a bloody battle in June 13, 1867. A second slope, Jose Bonifacio, built in 1922, also connects the city center to the harbor.
Mirante São Felipe
View of the entire city and Ladário. Site of the Christ the King of Pantanal statue.
Built between 1918 and 1922 by Dr. Miguel Carmo de Oliveira (engineer) and José Antonio Marinho (builder), was always destined to education. From 1980 passed will state administration. In 1984 was renamed the House of Culture Luís de Albuquerque.
Mary Help Shrine
The Via Sacra steps, showing the path of ordeal lived by Jesus Christ, having been sentenced by Pontius Pilate to death on the cross, are represented by 14 stations of the Via Crucis in the form of 72 statues placed to the right of the ascent of the hill of the Cross. The 14 stations depict the Passion and Death of Christ. Both the Christ the King and Sacred Way were sculpted by artist Xavier Izulina.
R. Antônio Maria Coelho, 653 - Centro.
R. Joaquim Murtinho, 715 - Centro.
Churrascaria.
Churrascaria.
Fish market and restaurant.
Center.
Fish market and restaurant.
Fish market and restaurant.
Center.
Nossa Senhora de Fatima.
– saída para Ladário, 5 km.
Centro.
By bus
5h, for the steep price of R$125. Viação Siriema has been trying to challenge their historical monopoly selling tickets for R$70.
From Bolivia
Crossing in from Bolivia is generally straighforward - for details read Puerto Quijarro. The border crossing is outside of Corumbá, but right at the edge of Puerto Quijarro.
From Paraguay
It is possible to get in by land and boat from Concepción (Paraguay) through Bahía Negra, Puerto Busch and (potentially) Puerto Suárez, see Paraguay#By boat.
From the center of Corumbá, everything is walkable, with the exception of "O Cristo" which is on a hill that overlooks the city.
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