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  2. Christ the Redeemer (statue) - Wikipedia

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    Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.

  3. Rivers of Paradise - Wikipedia

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    Although some commentators dismiss the geographic attribution for the Garden of Eden entirely, [7] [8] a considerable amount of research was done on matching the rivers in the Genesis to the real ones, on the premise that the Garden was "obviously a geographic reality" to a writer of the Genesis verse (as well as his source), and thus dismissing the physical placement of the rivers is the ...

  4. Pishon - Wikipedia

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    Bible. Picture of mosaic representing Pishon from Church of Theodorias (Qasr Libya) ca 539 CE. The Pishon (Hebrew: פִּישׁוֹן Pīšōn; Koine Greek: Φισών Phisṓn) is one of four rivers (along with Hiddekel (Tigris), Perath (Euphrates) and Gihon) mentioned in the Biblical Book of Genesis. In that passage, a source river flows out ...

  5. Wind & Wuthering Tour - Wikipedia

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    The Wind & Wuthering Tour was an English, North American, South American and European concert tour by the English rock band Genesis. [1] [2]Their last tour with guitarist Steve Hackett prior to his departure, and the first with Chester Thompson as their touring drummer, the tour was staged in support of their 1976 album Wind & Wuthering and their 1977 extended play Spot the Pigeon, visiting ...

  6. The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World

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    The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World is a short story collection by American writer Harlan Ellison, published in 1969.It contains one of the author's most famous stories, "A Boy and His Dog", adapted into a film of the same name.

  7. Agenda 21 - Wikipedia

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    978-92-1-100509-7. Agenda 21 is a non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. [1] It is a product of the Earth Summit (UN Conference on Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. It is an action agenda for the UN, other multilateral organizations, and individual governments ...

  8. Rio (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    Rio. (franchise) Rio is a series of animated films produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation. It consists of two feature films, and two licensed video games, with a third film in early development. The films feature an ensemble cast, usually led by the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann ...

  9. Tigris - Wikipedia

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    First, in the Book of Genesis, it is the third of the four rivers branching off the river issuing out of the Garden of Eden. [10] The second mention is in the Book of Daniel, wherein Daniel states he received one of his visions "when I was by that great river the Tigris". [22] The Tigris River is also mentioned in Islam in Sunan Abi Daud 4306. [23]