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 ...

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 ...

The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro displayed a projection of images of Pope Francis along with ...

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.

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.

ONE victim was visiting Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue. Another hopped into an Uber for a night out in ...

An image of Pope Francis was projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, February 27, while he underwent treatment for bilateral pneumonia.This footage shows ...