Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil ... the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca National Park, a sprawling 3,953-hectare expanse of restored Atlantic Forest recognized as ...

Recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, this statue of Jesus Christ stands ... The monument rests atop Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuca National Park and is the most famous ...

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro's towering ... some 250 people and leaving thousands homeless. The statue sits upon Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuca National Park and is visited annually by over two ...

Covering more than 9,600 acres, Tijuca ... The forest sector houses multiple hiking trails and picnic areas, while Carioca Hill is best known as the home of the Christ the Redeemer statue on ...

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 National Park, a ...