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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
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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Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil caught in middle of church and state
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Lightning chips a finger from Christ the Redeemer right hand
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 ...
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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
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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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
Perched high atop Corcovado Mountain, Christ the Redeemer is more than a religious ... of Rio de Janeiro but for the entire country. The statue’s wide-open arms, spanning 92 feet, seem to ...