In the Brazilian city of Encantada will be installed a statue 140 feet (43 meters) called “Christ the Protector”, which will be higher than its famous counterpart in Rio de Janeiro.
According to reports, the statue of “Christ the Protector” is being built by a local organization in Encantada, a small town in the southernmost state of Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul. When completed, the new statue will stand at a height of 140 feet, and then it will become the tallest statue of Jesus in the world.
The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio is 124 feet (38 meters) high and covers 91 feet from hand to hand, while the outstretched arms of Christ the Protector will be 118 feet long from tip to tip.
According to reports, the statue will be built at an estimated cost of 2 million reais. The main purpose of building this statue is to inspire faith and stimulate tourism in the region.
However, the statue will be the third tallest statue of Jesus in the world after the 249-foot statue currently being built in Mexico and the 172-foot monument in Poland.
It is reported that the statue will also have an elevator that will take tourists to the observation deck at the height of the heart of Christ. It will also have a glass hole through which people can photograph and photograph the valley.
It is reported that the construction of the statue began in 2019, while the creation of the head took three months, and it weighs about 40 tons. The project was reportedly developed by a local priest, but the idea for the project belongs to city politician and mayor Adroaldo Consatti, who died of COVID-19 in March.