NOT even the Statue of Christ the Redeemer towering above Rio de Janeiro could tear Vivien and John Patch, of Isle Abbotts, away from their copy of the News.

Vivien and John took an electric train to the top of the 2,330 ft Mt Corcovado to see the 125 ft statue which overlooks the Brazilian city.

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