Christ the Protector

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Christ the Protector
Portuguese: Cristo Protetor
Cristo Protetor 1.jpg
Artist Genésio Gomes Moura, Markus Moura [1]
Completion dateApril 22, 2022
Subject Jesus
Dimensions43 m× 27 m(140 ft× 90 ft)
Location Encantado, Brazil
Website https://cristoencantado.com.br/

Christ the Protector (Portuguese: Cristo Protetor) is a statue of Jesus Christ constructed in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [2]

The statue was started in 2019, and completed on April 22, 2022, [1] [3] with a height of 43 m (140 ft) with its pedestal, making it the world's third tallest Jesus statue [4] (after Christ Blessing and Christ the King, Świebodzin) and 5m taller than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. [5] Construction began in 2019 and was the idea of local mayor Adroaldo Conzatti, who died of COVID-19 in March 2021. [6] [5]

The Friends of Christ Association (AACristo) organization funded the $350,000 to build it from donations and also oversaw the construction of the statue. [3] [5] [1] The venue will be open to the public sometime in 2023, said Robison Gonzatti, AACristo's vice president. [7]

Though the surrounding tourist complex is still under construction, visitors can visit the statue up close during Saturdays, Sundays and Brazilian holidays as indicated in their website. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Guy, Jack; Cotovio, Vasco; Pedroso, Rodrigo; Street, Francesca (May 3, 2022). "Brazil has a towering new statue of Jesus". CNN Travel . CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  2. ↑ Recker, Jane. "A New Statue of Jesus Is the World's Tallest—for Now". Smithsonian Magazine . Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  3. 1 2 Land, Olivia (May 10, 2022). "Town in Brazil completes Jesus statue 'Christ the Protector'". NY Post . Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  4. ↑ Chang, Rachel (May 4, 2022). "This Statue Is Now the Third Tallest Monument of Christ in the World — and Will Open to Visitors in 2023". Travel + Leisure . Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  5. 1 2 3 "New Christ statue in Brazil's Encantado to be taller than Rio's". BBC News . BBC. April 11, 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  6. ↑ "Brazil's giant Christ the Protector statue will tower above Rio's". The South African . Agence France-Presse. October 4, 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  7. ↑ "Brazilian town builds Christ statue taller than Rio's". Reuters . Reuters. May 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  8. ↑ "Cristo Protetor". Cristo Protetor, Encantado. Retrieved 2022-12-18.

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