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.

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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 ...

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.

Brazilian police officers said that the gunshots ... to make his way to visit the Christ the Redeemer statue. Credit: AP/Bruna Prado “We lived through a nightmare that we will not forget ...