The famous statue of Christ the Redeemer, located on Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro on Palm Sunday, was dressed in a doctor’s robe. This was done in solidarity with health workers who continue to fight the coronavirus, Globo Channel reported.

“This is a message of hope during the difficult period of the global pandemic,” said Archbishop Rio de Janeiro, Cardinal Orani Juan Tempesta. It is clarified that the robe on the statue appeared due to the backlight.

Thus, on the Christian holiday, the organizers of the action thanked doctors from all over the world for their work on countering the virus..

The word " So, the inscription could be read in Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Italian, as well as Chinese, French, Arabic and Russian.

The statue was also highlighted in the colors of the national flags of the countries most affected by coronavirus infection - the USA, Spain, Italy and China, as well as Brazil itself..