Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil’s secular state and its environmental commitments. Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca ...

Perched high atop Corcovado Mountain, Christ the Redeemer is more than a religious symbol or tourist attraction — it’s an enduring icon of Brazilian identity. The Cristo Redentor, as Brazilians call ...

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Perched high atop Corcovado Mountain, Christ the Redeemer is more than a religious symbol or tourist attraction — it’s an enduring icon of Brazilian ... The statue’s wide-open arms, spanning ...

Tourists traveling with cameras and smart-phones have become easy targets, particularly on the popular route to the Redeemer statue ... Bolsonaro said Brazil is entering a new era.

Christ the Redeemer, the iconic statue with its arms extended overlooking Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was struck by lightning damaging the statue's right hand thumb, making it lose one finger ...

The concert in Brazil marked the end of the singing ... Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue has a makeover in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day. About ten million people face water ...

Recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, this statue of Jesus Christ stands with arms ... as a religious and cultural symbol of the Brazilian people's warm and welcoming culture.

A new Brazilian statue named "Protective Christ", is seen ... REUTERS/Diego Vara Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer has competition. The small town of Encantado in southern Brazil has ...