kim kardashian may be the self proclaimed queen of selfies, but she's got nothing on daredevil photographer thaigo correa the plucky 27 year old brazilian has been snapping extreme self portraits since 2012, and climbed to the top rio de janeiro's famous christ the redeemer statue for his latest daring photoshoot   with incredible results access to the religious monument is restricted, so thiago had to gain special permission from the authorities to climb the statue, although his jaw dropping snaps from the head of the 124ft brazilian landmark are worth the effort scroll down for video  daredevil photographer thaigo correa scaled rio de janeiro's famous christ the redeemer statue for his latest daring photoshoot  the plucky 27 year old brazilian has been snapping extreme self portraits since 2012 when he bought his first gopro camera  the fearless 27 year old brazilian clearly has a head for heights and made light work of climbing to the top of the 124ft monument  thiago's jaw dropping snaps from the top of the monument show rio de janeiro as many people have never seen it before  access to the religious monument is restricted, so thiago had to gain special permission from the authorities to climb the statue  as well as a head for for heights, the photographer relied on his trusted gopro and a uav drone to take his stomach churning selfies, which capture the brazilian city as few people have seen it before he said: 'i have been taking selfies in unusual locations since august 2012 when i first bought a gopro camera, and get extreme pleasure in pushing both myself and my photography by getting extreme images that few can take 'so far the response from the public to my work has been very positive with comments saying that i am an inspiration though some do call me crazy! as well as a head for for heights, the photographer relied on his trusted gopro and a uav drone to take his stomach churning selfies  this is the view most tourists who visit rio's christ the redeemer monument get to see   but thiago was determined to go one better  thiago's trusted gopro, a uav drone and canon camera with a variety of lenses are among the hi tech equipment in his kitbag  'some people ask me what i do for a living because my life is sort of a dream but i just to live my life to the extreme 'standing atop the head of this famous and sacred monument was a feeling that is hard to put in to words but as i looked down it felt like i had the world at my feet 'i love exploring and going to these places, so really, the thrill was climbing to the top of the statue   the selfie was just a bonus' 'i get extreme pleasure in pushing both myself and my photography by getting extreme images that few can take,' says thiago  'the public response to my work has been very positive with comments saying that i am an inspiration though some do call me crazy!' 'standing atop the head was a feeling that is hard to put in to words but as i looked down it felt like i had the world at my feet'
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brazilian photographer thiago correa climbed 124ft to the head of the christ the redeemer in rio de janeiro . the 27 year old has been snapping extreme selfies since 2012 . access to the religious monument is restricted, so thiago had to gain special permission  to climb the statue . jaw dropping photographs taken using a gopro and a uav drone 