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August 5, 2016

At Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue, cardinal blesses Olympic torch

Cardinal Orani Tempesta of Rio de Janeiro holds the Olympic flame Aug. 5 as Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes and former Brazilian volleyball player Isabel Barroso look on in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue.

RIO DE JANEIRO – High above the city, beneath the statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio Cardinal Orani Tempesta blessed the Olympic torch, held by Brazil's former Olympic volleyball player, Maria Isabel Barroso Salgado.

Published in International