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                                                    CULTURE IN BRAZIL Christ the Redeemer  (statue) Christ The Redeemer  ( Portuguese :  Cristo Redentor ,  standard  Brazilian Portuguese:   [ˈkɾistu   ʁedẽˈtoʁ] ) is an  Art Deco  statue of  Jesus Christ  in  Rio de Janeiro ,  Brazil , created by French sculptor  Paul Landowski  and built by Brazilian engineer  Heitor da Silva Costa , in collaboration with French engineer  Albert Caquot .  Romanian  sculptor  Gheorghe Leonida  sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft)  pedestal . The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide.It is made of  reinforced concrete  and  soapstone . Christ The Redeemer ...

                                                      CULTURE IN CANADA The arts of Canada Literature Histoire de la Nouvelle France The first truly Canadian literary works were written in  French  by explorers, missionaries, and settlers, and many of them became the inspiration for  subsequent  writings. Some were notable literature, such as Marc Lescarbot’s  Histoire de la Nouvelle France  (1609;  History of New France ). The first major contribution in English was made by  Thomas Haliburton  of  Nova Scotia , with his  The Clockmaker; or, The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville  (1836). The years following were also marked by some works that have become classics—for example,  William Kirby ’s  Golden Dog  (1877),  Robert W. Service ’s  Trail of ’98  ...