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 ...

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 ...

Repairs have begun on Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue after lightning damaged the 38 meters statue's head, right finger and thumb. The iconic statue of Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro was ...

(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 ...

Recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, this statue of Jesus Christ stands ... There are multiple ways to reach Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer. Using public transportation ...

Aerials show a horse stranded on a rooftop and a flooded airport in Brazil's Rio Grande do ... Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue has a makeover in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day.