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 ...

A Polish billionaire and his wife have just announced plans to build a statue of the Virgin Mary in his home country.

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 ...

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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.

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.

Do you know about the New Seven Wonders of the World?In 2000, a Swiss foundation started a campaign to select the New Seven ...