Christ the Protector

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Christ Protector (Portuguese: Cristo Protetor) is a statue of Jesus Christ currently under construction in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Once completed, it will be 43m (140ft) high with its pedestal, making it the world's third tallest Jesus statue (after Jesus Buntu Burake and Christ the King, Świebodzin) and 5m taller than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.[1] Construction began in 2019 and was the idea of local mayor Adroaldo Conzatti, who died of COVID-19 in March 2021.[2]

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  1. ^ "New Christ statue in Brazil's Encantado to be taller than Rio's". BBC. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ Agence France-Presse (10 April 2021). "Brazil's giant Christ the Protector statue will tower above Rio's". The South African. Retrieved 12 April 2021.


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