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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe cities of Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Niter\u00f3i, S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo, Mag\u00e9, Guapimirim, and Itabora\u00ed lie on the shore of the Guanabara Bay. The Rio-Niter\u00f3i bridge, crossing the bay, is the 48th longest in the world, measuring 13.29 km in lenght.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, the Guanabara Bay is heavily polluted. The sewage system in Rio de Janeiro only treats 40% of the total sewage produced around the Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are over 100 islands within the Guanabara Bay. There are large ones, such as Ilha do Governador, and tiny little ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Christ The Redeemer Statue<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe Christ the Redeemer statue has become emblematic of both the city of Rio de Janeiro and the whole nation of Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski began building the statue in 1926. They completed the project in 1931. The statue stands 98 feet (30 meters) tall, with its horizontally outstretched arms spanning 92 feet (28 meters). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2007, Swiss-based organization The New Open World Corporation recognized the Christ the Redeemer statue as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Sugarloaf Cable Car<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOpened in 1912, the Sugarloaf Cable Car was only the third cableway to be built in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n