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Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot.
[3] [4] In 1668, a small wooden church was built on the site, in the old town of Curitiba today, with a church dedicated to Our Lady of Light and Jesus. In 1693, the City Council was established in the place in order to elect the first municipal authorities.
For a longer list, please see List of places in Brazil named after people. Salvador, Brazil – Jesus (the Christian Savior) São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil – Louis IX of France (Saint Louis) São Paulo – Saint Paul
Brazil’s secular constitution prohibits government favoritism toward religious institutions, but Christ the Redeemer is pushing the discussion to a decidedly gray area, raising questions about ...
The ruler of Brazil at that time, Pedro I (born Prince Pedro de Alcantara), was named after Saint Peter of Alcantara. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Later, as the Virgin Mary outranks St. Peter of Alcantara in the Catholic hierarchy of saints, with the proclamation of the Virgin Aparecida as the principal Catholic patron saint of Brazil, St. Peter became the ...
A Brazilian photographer, Fernando Braga, went viral recently for his stunning image of lightning striking the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. “It was unbelievable at first. Like a ...
View of the Cathedral in 1858. The Jesuits arrived in the city in the 1549 and planned a Jesuit college under Father Manuel da Nóbrega (1517-1570). The Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, the first in the Portuguese colony of Brazil, was created in 1551, only two years after the founding of Salvador by the Portuguese nobleman Tomé de Sousa.
Anahy - named after a daughter of the Brazilian Company of Immigration and Colonization's manager; Antônio Olinto - Antônio Olinto dos Santos Pires; Assis Chateaubriand - Assis Chateaubriand; Barbosa Ferraz - Salomão Barbosa Ferraz; Bom Jesus do Sul - Jesus; Borrazópolis - Francisco José Borraz, employee of Banco Pelotense