According to the plan, the statue would be 16 feet (almost 5 metres) taller than one of the most prominent Brazilian monuments - Rio de Janeiro s Christ the Redeemer.
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Brazil builds new Jesus statue that s even bigger than Rio s famous Christ the Redeemer
The second monument of Jesus is being built in Brazil. It will be 16 feet taller than the famous Christ the Redeemer statue that was erected in Rio de Janeiro in 1922
A worker is seen in front of a Christ statue being built in Encantado, the Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. (Image: SILVIO AVILA/AFP via Getty Images)
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