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 ...

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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.

An iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil could soon be dwarfed by a new statue of Jesus’s mother. A Polish billionaire and his wife have announced plans to build a statue of the Virgin ...

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 ...

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.

In the Polish village of Konotopa, near Toruń, the construction has begun of a Virgin Mary statue that will measure more than ...

Brazil, the largest country in South America, boasts stunning beaches, the Amazon rainforest, and the famous Carnival festival. Visitors can marvel at Christ the Redeemer statue and explore the ...

While the original 30-metre statue is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the intricate sculpture crafted within the eye of a needle is 1.1 mm in height which has Jesus’ fingers and folds in his ...