Perched high atop Corcovado Mountain, the Cristo Redentor, as Brazilians call it, is a postcard not only for the city of Rio de Janeiro but for the entire country. But now, its management and future ...

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 ...

Brazil, December 2, 2021. - Pilar Olivares/Reuters But Dutra dismisses these concerns, asserting that the church shares an interest in conservation. “We’ve maintained the statue and its ...

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 ...