Prime postcard material beautifully set in an ... of the Sugarloaf that Portuguese explorers founded the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. And, just as Rio in its early days was subject to attack ...

The Cristo Redentor, as Brazilians call it, is a postcard not only for the city of Rio de Janeiro but for the entire country. The statue’s wide-open arms, spanning 92 feet, seem to personally ...

The statue stands at 30 meters tall and was built between 1922 and 1931. Equipped with lightning rods, it is struck by ...

The show at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach was the final stop on the pop idol's Celebration Tour. Rio's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue has a makeover in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Freya: No Rodge, he’s in Rio de Janeiro. This all used to be covered in forest but now it’s a big city. People come to live here from all around the world. Rodge: And they mainly speak Portuguese.