By Michela DellaMonica, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — Every city marks its history with monuments and statues, and Rio is no different. Throughout the Cidade Maravilhos there are icons honoring historical figures such as of nobleman and battle officers, however the majority of statues are of artists and musicians who helped shape the city’s culture.
Typical bronze statues of great writers, poets, composers and idealists are found throughout all of the neighborhoods from park benches to city sidewalks.
Perhaps one of the most recognizable bronze statue in Rio de Janeiro to visit is of Michael Jackson in Morro Santa Marta (or Dona Marta) in Botafogo.
The statue of the “King of Pop” was created by cartoonist Ique, who has also designed other statues around the city, and is in the same location where the music video for “They Don’t Really Care About Us” was filmed in 1996.
The statue was inaugurated a year after Jackson’s death in 2010 and also has a nearby mosaic by Brazilian pop artist Romero Britto.
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Source: riotimesonline / MJ-Upbeat.com
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