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Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue lights up in memory of Pele, one year after the Brazilian football legend died aged 82. IMAGES
Brazil's iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro is lit up in green on World Environment Day, which coincides with commemorations marking one year since British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered in the Amazon. IMAGES
Tourists gather at a viewpoint atop Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain and visit the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the Brazilian city's main attractions, as they reopen to the public after remaining closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
Christ the Redeemer, the emblematic monument of Rio de Janeiro, plunges into darkness for an hour on Saturday as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet's vanishing plant and animal life. IMAGES.
After crossing Paris, the Olympic torch arrives at Place de la République in the hands of Nikola Karabatic, star of French handball. IMAGES