Brazil Statue - New exhibition for 75th anniversary of Rio statue
NAME: BRA STATUE 20061012I
TAPE: EF06/0949
IN_TIME: 10:15:21:21
DURATION: 00:02:48:10
SOURCES: AP/CR EXHB VNR
DATELINE: Rio - 11 Oct 2006/File
RESTRICTIONS: See Script
SHOTLIST:
AP Television
October 11, 2006
1. Aerial pan of Christ the Redeemer monument
FILE: 'CHRISTO REDEMPTOR' EXHIBITION VNR- Non AP Television News material
1926-1931(Exact dates unknown)
2. Various black and white video of construction of Christ the Redeemer monument
3. STILLS Various photographs of construction process
AP Television
October 11, 2006
4. Wide of Christ the Redeemer exhibition
5. Set up shot of exhibition curator Bel Noronha
6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Bel Noronha, exhibition curator:
"The statue of Christ will celebrate its seventy-fifth anniversary this week, on October the 12th, and it will be a religious holiday in Rio de Janeiro."
FILE: 'CHRISTO REDEMPTOR' EXHIBITION VNR- Non AP Television News material
1926-1931(Exact dates unknown)
7. Picture of Christ the Redeemer statue under construction
AP Television
October 11, 2006
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Bel Noronha, exhibition curator:
"The whole purpose of this exhibition is to clarify the origins of the Christ the Redeemer (monument), as a whole. Many people in Brazil believed the Christ was a gift from the French people to Brazil or that it had been created by a French architect. Both of these theories are wrong. The Christ was made by the people of Brazil and it was designed and built by Brazilians. Its creation simply relied on many collaborators, among these were two French men. So, the story about the French gift was all wrong but at this exhibition people will be able to look at documents and pictures that prove this story."
9. Wide of people looking at documents on screen
10. Close-up of screen
11. Pan of photograph of panoramic view from the Corcovado mountain where the Christ statue is located
12. Medium of man looking at exhibition
13. Close-up of model of Christ's head
14. Train going up Corcovado mountain
15. Medium of tourists on train
16. Pan from train to view of city
17. Medium of tourists taking pictures from window
18. Wide of track
19. Wide of Christ the Redeemer monument
20. Aerial pan of Christ the Redeemer monument with Sugarloaf mountain in background
STORYLINE:
The statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro's most famous icon, is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary on Thursday with a large celebration and the official consecration of the small chapel that sits on the bottom of the 125-foot (38.1 metre) statue.
Although there are several theories regarding the statue's conception, many believe the monument's final design was authored by the artist Carlos Oswald and the French Sculptor Paul Landowski and designed by architect and engineer Heitor da Silva Costa.
The idea to build the Christ was conceived by the Catholic Church in 1922 in order to erect a symbol to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Brazil's independence.
The Christ was first commissioned in 1931 by Cardinal Sebastiao Leme who wanted to be able to see the image of his lord Jesus Christ from every part of the city.
The statue is covered in soapstone and is considered to be the largest art deco sculpture in the world.
It sits on top of the 2,330 foot Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio's smaller mountains and famous beaches.
There are different theories regarding its creation with one claiming the statue was a gift from the French.
However, the exposition called "Christo Redemptor" aims to dispel this myth.
""The whole purpose of this exhibition is to clarify the origins of the Christ the Redeemer (monument), as a whole. Many people in Brazil believed the Christ was a gift from the French people to Brazil or that it had been created by a French architect. Both of these theories are wrong," explained exposition curator and great-granddaughter of the statue's architect Bel Noronha.
The exposition includes an interactive tour of the statue's conception, original models used to plan the construction of the statue and a panoramic picture providing a glimpse of the protectors view from His home in the hills.
At the actual site, tourists can enjoy a train ride up to the top of the Corcovado on the Estrada de Ferro do Corcovado, the original track built in 1882 by Emperor Dom Pedro II.
With the consecration of the chapel, tourist and Brazilians alike will have the opportunity to wed or become baptised at the foot of the Christ.
The monument was listed as one of Brazil's historic heritages in 1973.