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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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Six months facelift for Rio’s iconic Christ Redeemer statue
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 ...
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Billionaire wants to build statue of Virgin Mary taller than Christ the Redeemer
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 ...
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Brazil’s Christ Redeemer statue illuminated in blue and white for Israel’s 70th anniversary
(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 ...
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Brazil legend Pele's statue to be unveiled at Maracana Stadium
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 ...