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Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (EFE) .- The Christ of Corcovado, the most iconic image of Brazil in the world, as well as the Sugarloaf Mountain, the aquarium and the giant wheel, the main tourist attractions of Rio de Janeiro, reopened Saturday, despite the still worrying expansion of the virus in the country.(Camera: JANAINA QUINET / ANTONIO LACERDA)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE REOPENING OF CHRIST THE REDEEMER IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. SOUNDBITES: THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT, RICARDO SALLES AND OF TÁBATA CHAGAS DA MATA AND TALITA ROSA MANSUR, VISITORS (ALL IN PORTUGUESE):SALLES:- "THE REOPENING OF THE CHRIST SYMBOLIZES THE REOPENING OF BRAZIL TO TOURISM, TO DEVELOPMENT, TO ENVIRONMENTAL CARE, TO ALL SOCIAL CONCERNS THAT THE PRESIDENT (JAIR BOLSONARO) HAS HAD SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THAT DIFFICULT MOMENT".CHAGAS DA MATA:- "I WANTED TO BRING MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE HE HAD NEVER SEEN THE CHRIST. ALSO BECAUSE I WANTED TO REMEMBER HOW IT WAS, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I WAS A GIRL.MANSUR:- "IT'S A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE, WITH NEW PROTOCOLS, BUT IT'S A HUGE EXCITEMENT TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE CITY AGAIN FROM UP HERE AND SEE THE CHRIST FROM NEAR."
Saint Petersburg (Russia), Jul 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Anatoli Maltsev) The Catherine Palace, one of the museum jewels of Saint Petersburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reopened its doors on Monday after almost four months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE PALACE.
Barcelona (Spain), ??May 29 (EFE).- (Camera: EFE) The basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona opened its doors on Saturday for visitors after it was closed to the pandemic.FOOTAGE OF THE SAGRADA FAMILIA AND PEOPLE QUEUEING TO GET IN.
London, May 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Neil Hall) The Tower of London reopened its doors Wednesday after the easing of restrictions. During the event, 'Branwen', the new baby raven born inside the facilities, was presented. Ravens live at the historic building as it is said that the kingdom and the Tower of London will fall if the six resident ravens ever leave the fortress. FOOTAGE OF THE TOWER AND THE RAVEN.
Montpellier (France), May 19 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Guillaume Horcajuelo) France’s iconic cafe and restaurant terraces as well as its world-renowned museums were permitted to reopen Wednesday as the nation began to emerge from a third national Covid-19 lockdown. FOOTAGE OF THE REOPENING OF TERRACES IN BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN MONTPELLIER.