Christ the Redeemer stands some 38 meters tall, located at the peak of the 700 metres (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, it is one of the world’s best-known monuments. The statue took five years to construct and was inaugurated in 1931. It has become the symbol of the city.
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The seven-continent model is usually taught in most English-speaking countries and China. From largest in size to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. The six-continent combined-Eurasia model is preferred by the geographic community, Russia, the former states of the USSR, and Japan. The six-continent combined-America model is taught in Latin America, and most parts of Europe.

Argentina ? Argentina (Buenos Aires)
Bolivia ? Bolivia (La Paz, seat of government and Sucre, constitutional capital)
Brazil ? Brazil (Brasília)
Chile ? Chile (Santiago)
Colombia ? Colombia (Bogotá)
Ecuador ? Ecuador (Quito) Falkland Islands
French Guiana ? French Guiana (Cayenne)
Guyana ? Guyana (Georgetown)
Paraguay ? Paraguay (Asunción)
Peru ? Peru (Lima)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ? Suriname ? Suriname (Paramaribo)
Uruguay ? Uruguay (Montevideo)
Venezuela ? Venezuela (Caracas)