Rio will be hosting the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 and officials are expecting a surge in visitors to the Christ Redeemer statue. The Rio archdioceses and the Brazilian Ministry of ...

(JTA) — National landmarks in Brazil and Poland were illuminated in blue and white to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary. The Christ Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, which is managed by the ...

A life-size, bronze statue honouring Brazilian football legend Pele is set to be unveiled in June for the reopening of Rio's revamped iconic Maracana Stadium. Well-known Brazilian sculptor Ique is ...