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SAO PAULO (AP) — The Sao Paulo State appeal’s court has ordered one of Brazil’s biggest evangelical churches to pay compensation to a follower who says he suffered physical abuse while having an ...

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(CNN) — Perched high atop Corcovado Mountain, Christ the Redeemer is more than a religious symbol or tourist attraction — it’s an enduring icon of Brazilian identity. The Cristo Redentor, as ...

“We cannot accept that Christ the Redeemer, Brazil’s most recognizable international icon, remains in a state of neglect,” said Senator Carlos Portinho, author of the bill, when he introduced it in ...