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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
The Cristo Redentor, as Brazilians call it, is a postcard not only for the city of Rio de Janeiro but for the entire country. The statue ... Redeemer,” says Mauro Pires, president of Brazil ...
Argentine tourist who was shot in the head in Rio dies, authorities say
An Argentine tourist who was shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro last month while making his way to the Christ the ...
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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil’s secular state and ... leads a Catholic Mass at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro on May 30. - Bruna Prado/AP The Church ...
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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
The Cristo Redentor, as Brazilians call it, is a postcard not only for the city of Rio de Janeiro ... a threat to Brazil’s secular state and its environmental commitments. Built in 1922 by the ...