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Sertaozinho set to upstage Rio with largest statue of Christ

The Sertaozinho, a Brazilian farming town with sugar cane wealth is set to upstage Rio de Janeiro by erecting a largest statue of Christ in Brazil With 57 meters tall, the statue will be larger than the The statue of Cristo Redentor atop Corcovado, which measures 38 meters, and is among the ten largest statues [...]

January 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Buzios, where citizens of Rio go to really cut loose!

Buzios was a lazy fishing village until it was made famous by a French actress, Brigitte Bardot, who spent a summer there in 1964 with her Brazilian boyfriend. Bardot’s legacy has transformed Búzios into a resort town: Bardot visit is marked with a bronze statue sitting on a seafront bench that memorializes the actress like [...]

December 19th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Brazil Travel | Leave a comment