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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.
350 tons. Location. Ibiraçu. Coordinates. 19°51′56″S 40°22′57″W / 19.865494°S 40.382522°W / -19.865494; -40.382522. Buddha of Ibiraçu (Portuguese: Buda de Ibiraçu), also known as Great Buddha of Ibiraçu (Portuguese: Grande Buda de Ibiraçu) or Giant Buddha (Portuguese: Buda Gigante), is a Brazilian gigantic statue of ...
Corcovado (Portuguese pronunciation: [koʁkoˈvadu]) which means "hunchback" in Portuguese, [1] is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a 710-metre (2,330-foot) granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park. Corcovado hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great ...
Photo showing the relative size of the statue. Christ the Redeemer of the Andes (Spanish: Cristo Redentor de los Andes) is a monument high in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes at 3,832 metres (12,572 ft) above mean sea level on the border between Argentina and Chile. It was unveiled on 13 March 1904 to celebrate the peaceful resolution of ...
A Brazilian photographer, Fernando Braga, went viral recently for his stunning image of lightning striking the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. “It was unbelievable at first. Like a ...
Karma is a shirt on an iconic statue welcoming Taylor Swift! Right before Swift kicks off her three-night Eras Tour in Rio's Estádio Nilton Santos, her "Junior Jewels" tee, straight out of the ...
A shirt with the words "Welcome to Brasil" were displayed on the statue, along with the names of Brazil's states. The projection also featured symbols of Swifts' music, including a scarf (a nod to ...
Christ the Protector (Portuguese: Cristo Protetor) is a statue of Jesus Christ constructed in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [2]The statue was started in 2019, and completed on April 22, 2022, [1] [3] with a height of 43 m (140 ft) with its pedestal, making it the world's third tallest Jesus statue [4] (after Christ Blessing and Christ the King, Świebodzin) and 5m taller than the ...