The towering figure has received more than 130,000 tourists since May 2021. The post New World’s Tallest Christ Statue Is A Religious And Tourism Draw In Brazil appeared first on Zenger News.
Otro Cristo en Brasil prensa-latina.cu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prensa-latina.cu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As it approaches its 90th birthday, Rio de Janeiroâs world-famous Christ the Redeemer faces some competition. The challenger is also Brazilian and even bigger, having a height advantage of five meters on the statue that has for decades been the best-known postcard image in the country. The newcomer will stand 43 meters tall, including its pedestal, and is under construction on a hillside in the small southern town of Encantado. Baptized âChrist the Protector,â it will be the worldâs third-tallest statue of Jesus when it is completed.
The announcement that that the arms have been fitted to the statue, upon which the head has already been installed, came to international attention a few days ago and caused a tiff between the mayor of one of the most beautiful cities in the world and his counterpart in an unknown town of 23,000 inhabitants in the interior of Brazilâs southern state of Rio Grande do Sul that is seeking to up its tourism game. The exchange was co