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 Brazilian tourist died while visiting the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, on Mar. 16, allegedly due to the ...

Taylor Swift received a divine welcome upon her arrival in Brazil. On Thursday night ... she was greeted by the city's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue — but it had been personalized for ...

I am looking to build a statue in Brazil named 'Christ The Bear' I want Christ the Redeemer to have a twin brother. 'The statue I would like to build would be the exact same size and weight as ...

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.

Construction has begun on a 180-foot statue of the Virgin Mary ... coming for years," the release said. The Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands almost 100 feet tall, while ...

becoming the youngest Brazilian man and fourth-youngest man of any national original to win an ATP title this century, Rio's iconic "Christ the Redeemer" statue was reportedly lit up in his honor.

Getty Images The Virgin Mary statue would surpass other notable landmarks of faith worldwide. The Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands almost 100 feet tall, while Christ the King in ...

The forest sector houses multiple hiking trails and picnic areas, while Carioca Hill is best known as the home of the Christ the Redeemer statue on the 2,310-foot Corcovado summit. Pedra Bonita ...