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 ...

The statue stands at 30 meters tall and was built between 1922 and 1931. Equipped with lightning rods, it is struck by ...

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.

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 ...

The Christ the Redeemer statue stands with its lights turned off during an hour of voluntary darkness for the global "Earth ...

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 ...

Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue switched off its lights to mark Earth Hour. New York's Empire State Building also switched off its lights and joined the global campaign on Saturday ...

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 ...

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.

The concert in Brazil marked the end of the singing ... into the water as a bridge gives way. Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue has a makeover in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day.