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Brazil’s Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro has announced plans to raise $3.5 million for a major restoration of the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer with outstretched arms that overlooks the city.
Cleaning and repairing the 78 year-old statue will take four to six months, Rio de Janeiro Archbishop Ornani Tempesta told reporters on Wednesday, the Times of India reports.
Some of the money will be raised by selling small metal brooches of the statue, available for $4.30 at any of Rio’s 252 parishes, Tempesta said.
“It is a way to get to know Christ even better,” said Tempesta. “We will carry him on our chest.”
The 30-meter tall stone and cement Christ the Redeemer stands on an eight-meter high pedestal on top of Mount
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Rio’s Redeemer to get an upgrade (Times of India)
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