Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca National Park, a sprawling 3,953-hectare expanse of restored Atlantic Forest recognized as one of the ...

Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue switched off its lights to mark Earth Hour. New York's Empire State Building also switched off its lights and joined the global campaign on ...

Though Jesus doesn’t heal all our health challenges, we can trust the cure for our deepest need: the healing He brings to our ...

Climbers, equipped with harnesses and ropes tied to the lookout platform, removed litter from the slopes underneath the monument. Employed by the municipal waste management company, these ...

The Christ of the Redeemer statue was inaugurated on 12 October 1931 on top of Rio's Corcovado Mountain and is considered the largest Art Deco-style sculpture in the world.

One Brisbane woman has just become engaged in the best way possible, after her boyfriend hired out the entire Christ the ...

There are multiple ways to reach Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer. Using public transportation ... friendly electric train to the foot of the statue. Others choose to take vans from different ...

So I thought I could get pretty creative here.” Mr Weldon researched spots he could propose in Brazil, with the Christ the Redeemer statue at the very top of his list. The sculpture is deemed ...