Statue of Father Cícero

The Statue of Priest Cícero on the Colina do Horto is a monument built in homage to Priest Cícero, located in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil. The total height of the statue plus the pedestal is 27m. In the location, there is a museum called House-Museum of Priest Cícero and a little church. The initial project predicted that the statue would be 27 meters high.. But, it was resized and built to be 30 meters high in total with the base. It was sculpted by Armando Lacerda in 1969, being inaugurated on November 1 of the same year by the then mayor José Mauro Castelo Branco Sampaio. Rômulo Ayres Montenegro was the engineer responsible for the engineering calculations for the base and the statue. It is one of the most visited spots in the city. From the statue it is possible to see the city and Chapada do Araripe. It is estimated that the monument receives around 2.5 million visitors a year.

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