A Brazilian tourist died during a visit to the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro on 16 March, reportedly due to the lack of medical services in the area.
The tragedy led the local authorities to shut one of Brazil’s most popular tourism destinations the following day. The park where the giant statue is located was only reopened on 18 March after the Catholic rectory at the Christ the Redeemer Sanctuary hired an ambulance and kept it in the complex in order to offer medical support to tourists – despite the fact that it’s not up to the Church to provide any such service in the area.
As a result, the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro hopes the monument’s management could either be transferred to it the archdiocese…
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