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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
The statue’s wide-open arms, spanning 92 feet ... Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil’s secular state and its environmental commitments. Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church ...
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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
The statue’s wide-open arms, spanning 92 feet, seem to personally welcome the ... Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil’s secular state and its environmental commitments. Built in 1922 ...