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7 Wonders

Christ the Redeemer is struck by lightning yearly

The 30-metre statue above Rio sits on a peak hit by lightning several times a year. Repairs keep spare soapstone from the original quarry to patch damaged fingers and head.

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Brazil holds 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest

The forest produces a huge share of the planet's biodiversity and pumps moisture inland through flying rivers, airborne water flows larger than the Amazon river itself.

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