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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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Countries

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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Carnival

Rio's Carnival is judged like a sport

Samba schools spend all year building floats and rehearsing thousands of dancers, then parade in the Sambadrome for a panel of judges scoring costume, rhythm, theme and harmony. Winning is a matter of neighbourhood pride.

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