Brazil is building a new statue of Jesus -- and it's going to be bigger than Rio's

[Wahesh]

Brazil is building a new statue of Jesus -- and it's going to be bigger than Rio's

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.

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(CNN) — 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 built in Encantado, a small town in Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, by a local organization named Friends of Christ Association (AACristo).

Made of steel and concrete, it will stand 43 meters (141 feet) tall -- 16 feet taller than Rio's Christ the Redeemer, according to AACristo.

The organization said the statue will be the third-tallest statue of Jesus in the world, after a 249-foot statue currently under construction in Mexico and a 172-foot monument in Poland.

The statue is the work of sculptor Genésio Gomes Moura and his son, Markus Moura. Its head and arms were installed on April 6 and the construction, which began in July 2019, should be finished by the end of this year, according to AACristo.

It is 16 feet taller than the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.

It will cost around $353,000 in total, and AACristo is asking for donations to finish the project.

An elevator installed inside the statue will take tourists to a lookout at the height of Christ's heart.

 

[CroydonDog]

I think it will cost a tad more than $353K, even at third world labour rates.

 

[south of heaven]

I think it will cost a tad more than $353K, even at third world labour rates.

Aye at that price id be standing no where near it

 

[south of heaven]

Not sure if concrete jesus can make food but ,a lot of Brazilians are starving and dying from covid.
You're move concrete Jesus your move

 

[DinkumDog]

Aye at that price id be standing no where near it

Geoff and Terry’s Master Builders are on the job .

 

[CrittaMagic69]

I think it will cost a tad more than $353K, even at third world labour rates.

I think they meant 353k lives

 

[CroydonDog]

Geoff and Terry’s Master Builders are on the job .

It goes

Business
Scam
Corporation

 

[N4TE]

I think it will cost a tad more than $353K, even at third world labour rates.

That’s just for the quote ulahy..

 

[BELMORE]

Not sure if concrete jesus can make food but ,a lot of Brazilians are starving and dying from covid.
You're move concrete Jesus your move

Starving and dying way before COVID

 

[wendog33]

I think it will cost a tad more than $353K, even at third world labour rates.

The march to US border now being re-directed.

 

[south of heaven]

Starving and dying way before COVID

This is true but they have more so problems now.

 

[Wahesh]

This is true but they have more so problems now.

Almost impossible to avoid in Brazil - the Favela's have a lot of people living all around and on-top of each other - impossible to social distance. India is the same.

 

[south of heaven]

Almost impossible to avoid in Brazil - the Favela's have a lot of people living all around and on-top of each other - impossible to social distance. India is the same.

Aye poor bastards in for a world of shit

 

[Wahesh]

Aye poor bastards in for a world of shit

Tell me about it bro. Hopefully it settles down in those regions and Europe soon. New York as well.

 

[The DoggFather]

Yes I am a Soldier of Christ but that money should be spent on the poor.