Starting the 4th week here in Brazil, Prof. Esteban Clua took us to Cristo Redentor, a.k.a Super-Jesus. Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 30 metres (98 ft) wide and 38 metres (120 ft) tall with its pedestal. It weighs 635 tons (700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700 metres (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the tallest of its kind in the world. A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is a very important symbol of Brazil's Christianity. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone.
Brief History:
The idea for erecting a large statue atop Corcovado was first suggested in the mid 1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from Princess Isabel to build a large religious monument. Princess Isabel did not think much of the idea and it was completely dismissed in 1889, when Brazil became a Republic, with laws mandating the separation of church and state. The second proposal for a large landmark statue on the mountain was made in 1921 by the Catholic Circle of Rio. The group organized an event called Semana do Monumento ("Monument Week") to attract donations and collect signatures to support the building of the statue. The donations came mostly from Brazilian Catholics. The designs considered for the "Statue of the Christ" included a representation of the Christian cross; The statue of Christ the Redeemer with open arms was chosen.
A personal thought is that the statue is just breathtaking and the view is spectacular. It really was a great experience and I would like to thank Dr. Clua one more time for taking us around Rio and all its wonderful places. Here are some pictures from the trip to Cristo Redentor:
After that, on Monday I started finalizing my project, which was due on Tuesday. After this we had a conference call with our project manager (Chad Gniffke), he will be reviewing our project and giving us feedback on Monday, which we’ll kick off with the next phase. The following contents were covered and completed:
* Competitors Overview
* Product Offering
* Internationally Available and Where
* Support Process
* Social Community Offering
* Sales and Distribution Method
* Pricing
* Messaging & Marketing
* Value Proposition
* Technology
o Their own
o Third-Party including open source
* Deployment
* Feature Set Overview
* User Interface Consistency
* Unique Features
* Strengths
* Weaknesses
* Automation Capabilities
* Virtualized Network Wants and Needs
* Integration with Other Products
* Service Offering
o Education
o Consulting
o IT Services
* Media (Competitor Videos)