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Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue lights up in memory of Pele, one year after the Brazilian football legend died aged 82. IMAGES
Brazil's iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is lit up in green on World Environment Day, which coincides with commemorations marking one year since British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered in the Amazon. IMAGES
Lima, Jun 29 (EFE).- (Camera: Mikhail Huacán) On a hill adjacent to the sacred land of Morro Solar, located on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, rests a colossal acrylic Christ, a gift from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.A symbol of the dream of former Peruvian president Alan García for Lima, but also of the corruption behind it, which has led to its nickname Christ of "the Stolen".FOOTAGE OF THE STATUE.
Tourists gather at a viewpoint atop Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain and visit the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the Brazilian city's main attractions, as they reopen to the public after remaining closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro reopens to tourists as the city eases its lockdown. Coronavirus has killed 106,523 people in Brazil so far. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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