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Events in the year 2022 in Brazil.
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- 1 2 Land, Olivia (May 10, 2022). "Town in Brazil completes Jesus statue 'Christ the Protector'". NY Post . Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ↑ 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.
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Brazilian town builds Christ statue taller than Rio's". Reuters . Reuters. May 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ↑ "Cristo Protetor". Cristo Protetor, Encantado. Retrieved 2022-12-18.