RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A statue honoring Brazil’s first black clown was vandalized with a swastika at a public park. Police have no suspects in the vandalism this week of the statue of ...

On Wednesday, Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, will fly over farmland and sugar cane fields to visit the mammoth basilica that holds the statue of this particular Brazilian Mary.

A huge statue of Jesus Christ is under construction in southern Brazil, and it will be even taller than its famous counterpart in Rio de Janeiro. The “Christ the Protector” statue is being ...

The statue’s wide-open arms, spanning 92 feet, ... Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil’s secular state and its environmental commitments. A monument in the forest.

The world's most famous statue of Jesus Christ was lit up in Rio de Janeiro to promote vaccine equality as Brazil and developing countries struggle to protect residents from COVID-19.

RIO DE JANEIRO — A statue honoring Brazil’s first black clown was vandalized with a swastika at a public park.Police have no suspects in the vandalism this week of the statue of Benjamin de ...