A photographer captured the breathtaking moment lightning struck the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The once-in-a-lifetime photograph, which has gone viral on ...

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was dedicated on Oct. 12, 1931, the feast of Our Lady Aparecida, patroness of Brazil. Shot of statue in Brazil being struck by lightning.

The 125-foot statue, set in Brazil's Rio De Janeiro ... named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in 2007 - was hit by lightning, with it being stuck two times in less than two decades ...

Brazil's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue was struck by lightning over the weekend in a stunning video that has gone viral on social media. The 125-foot statue, located in Rio de Janeiro ...

The stunning scene was captured by Fernando Braga. In a jaw-dropping moment, the 100-foot statue of Jesus Christ towering over Rio de Janeiro was hit by lightning. The stunning scene was captured ...

However, this is far from the first time Christ the Redeemer has been struck by lightning. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research has said the statue is hit by lightning up to five times e ...

A video showing a bolt of lightning striking Brazil's iconic Christ ... As lightning struck right through the head of Christ the Redeemer statue, religious viewers noted how it was the third ...

If reports are to go by, the structure was hit by lightning twice before, in two decades, in 2008 and 2014. As per the records, when the statue was hit for the first time, it remained unscathed ...