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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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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 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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Watch: Iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio turns pink
Aerials show a horse stranded on a rooftop and a flooded airport in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul ... Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue has a makeover in celebration of Indigenous Peoples ...
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Messages of support for Pope Francis projected onto Christ the Redeemer in Brazil
Images and messages wishing Pope Francis a swift recovery were projected Thursday night onto Rio De Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue.
Yahoo News UK15d
'Stay Strong, Holy Father!': Image of Pope Francis Projected Onto Christ the Redeemer Statue
An image of Pope Francis was projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, February 27, while he underwent treatment for bilateral pneumonia. This footage shows ...
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Dozens of tourists victims of mass robbery when climbing the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio
Police said on Friday that at least three assailants carrying knives and a gun set up the ambush on the trail, which leads to Christ the Redeemer statue Dozens ... promised by Brazil’s new ...