Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship’s mass grave
Brazil’s government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains could be ...
Rio’s Christ the Redeemer statue and New York’s Empire State building turn off lights for Earth Hour
Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue switched off its lights to mark Earth Hour. New York's Empire State Building also switched off its lights and joined the global campaign on Saturday ...
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Brazil Earth Hour
The Christ the Redeemer statue stands with its lights turned off during an hour of voluntary darkness for the global "Earth ...
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Pressure bears down around uncontacted tribes at the edge of Brazil’s arc of deforestation
They’re curious about us, and we’re curious about them.” That’s how Daniel Cangussu describes the recent interaction with a ...
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15 tallest statues in the world
From around the globe, these 15 statues are the tallest as of 2025… Note: the heights listed are based on the statue’s ...
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Campaigners urge Government to strengthen action on nature ahead of Earth Hour
Landmarks across the world, including Buckingham Palace in the UK, will go dark for an hour on Saturday for WWF’s annual campaign.
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‘Unprecedented’ Supreme Court bill threatens Indigenous rights in Brazil
Presented in February by Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes, a draft bill violates Indigenous people's constitutional rights ...
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Gandalf the White and Shadowfax Arrive for Iron Studio Deluxe Statue
Witness the return of Gandalf the White as he arrives at Iron Studios riding in on Shadowfax for a new Deluxe 1:10 Scale ...
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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
In the Rural Philippines, a House Unlike Anything Else on the Islands
An international dealer of objects and jewelry wanted to refurbish his family’s faraway beach home — but only if he could do it his own way.
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After death of tourist, rector of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer hopes for changes
A Brazilian tourist died while visiting the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, on Mar. 16, allegedly due to the ...
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Brazilian police kill at least 3 men in exchange of fire with suspected burglars
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian military police killed at least three men in the Sao Paulo area in what officials said Wednesday was an exchange of fire when officers engaged with suspected burglars.