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The breathtaking moment lightning strikes Rio’s Christ the Redeemer statue | New York Post


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Feb 15, 2023
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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 social media, shows a bolt of lightning hitting the head of the nearly 100-foot-tall statue — the largest depiction of Jesus in the world.
Fernando Braga captured the stunning scene when a sudden thunderstorm hit the coast. He then posted the photo on Instagram. “DIVINE LIGHTNING !!! IT’S FRIDAY!!!”
Braga wrote in Portuguese. He said he snapped the photo around 6:55 p.m. Friday, using a Nikon D800 camera.The photo has garnered over 168,000 likes since it was posted. On Twitter, the photos have been viewed more than 20 million times. The image spurred numerous Thor and Zeus jokes.